How To Install python3-solv on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-solv on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-solv
python3-solv is:
This dependency solver code in this package is based on two major, but independent, blocks:
- Using a dictionary approach to store and retrieve package and dependency information.
- Using satisfiability, a well known and researched topic, for resolving package dependencies.
This package contains the Python (v3) bindings for the libsolv0 library.
There are three methods to install python3-solv 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-solv 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-solv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-solv
Install python3-solv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-solv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-solv
Install python3-solv 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-solv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-solv
How To Uninstall python3-solv on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-solv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-solv
Uninstall python3-solv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-solv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-solv
Remove python3-solv Configurations and Data
To remove python3-solv configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-solv
Remove python3-solv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-solv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-solv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-solv package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
