How To Install python3-snappy on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-snappy on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-snappy is snappy compression library from Google - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-snappy on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-snappy

python3-snappy is:

Snappy is a compression/decompression library. It does not aim for maximum compression, or compatibility with any other compression library; instead, it aims for very high speeds and reasonable compression. You can read package libsnappy1 for more information.

This package provides the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-snappy on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-snappy Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-snappy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-snappy

Install python3-snappy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-snappy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-snappy

Install python3-snappy Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-snappy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-snappy

How To Uninstall python3-snappy on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-snappy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-snappy

Uninstall python3-snappy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-snappy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-snappy

Remove python3-snappy Configurations and Data

To remove python3-snappy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-snappy

Remove python3-snappy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-snappy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-snappy

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-snappy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.