How To Install python3-toposort on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-toposort on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-toposort is topological sort algorithm - Python 3 module

Introduction

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

What is python3-toposort

python3-toposort is:

In computer science, a topological sort (sometimes abbreviated topsort or toposort) or topological ordering of a directed graph is a linear ordering of its vertices such that for every directed edge uv from vertex u to vertex v, u comes before v in the ordering.

This package provides this algorithm for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-toposort 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-toposort 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-toposort using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-toposort

Install python3-toposort Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-toposort

Install python3-toposort 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-toposort using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-toposort

How To Uninstall python3-toposort on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-toposort

Uninstall python3-toposort And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-toposort

Remove python3-toposort Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-toposort

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

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

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

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Summary

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