How To Install python3-waiting on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-waiting on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-waiting
python3-waiting is:
The waiting module is designed to wait for events to occur. The waiting routine polls a given predicate function until it returns True, polling on a regular basis, at defined times, with exponential back-off or with a time-out.
This package contains the Python 3 version of the waiting module.
There are three methods to install python3-waiting 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-waiting 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-waiting using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-waiting
Install python3-waiting Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-waiting using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-waiting
Install python3-waiting 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-waiting using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-waiting
How To Uninstall python3-waiting on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-waiting package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-waiting
Uninstall python3-waiting And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-waiting and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-waiting
Remove python3-waiting Configurations and Data
To remove python3-waiting configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-waiting
Remove python3-waiting configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-waiting configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-waiting
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-waiting package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
