How To Install python3-wsproto on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-wsproto on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-wsproto is WebSockets state-machine based protocol implementation (Python3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-wsproto

python3-wsproto is:

Pure-Python implementation of a WebSocket protocol stack. It’s written from the ground up to be embeddable in whatever program you choose to use, ensuring that you can communicate via WebSockets, as defined in RFC6455, regardless of your programming paradigm.

This is the Python3 package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-wsproto

Install python3-wsproto Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-wsproto

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-wsproto

How To Uninstall python3-wsproto on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-wsproto

Uninstall python3-wsproto And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-wsproto

Remove python3-wsproto Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-wsproto

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

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

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

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Summary

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