How To Install tldextract on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tldextract on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tldextract
tldextract is:
tldextract accurately separates the gTLD or ccTLD (generic or country code top-level domain) from the registered domain and subdomains of a URL. By default, this package supports the public ICANN TLDs and their exceptions, with optional support for the Public Suffix List’s private domains as well.
This package installs the tool for Python 3.
There are three methods to install tldextract 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 tldextract Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tldextract using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tldextract
Install tldextract Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tldextract using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tldextract
Install tldextract 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 tldextract using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tldextract
How To Uninstall tldextract on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tldextract package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tldextract
Uninstall tldextract And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tldextract and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tldextract
Remove tldextract Configurations and Data
To remove tldextract configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tldextract
Remove tldextract configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tldextract configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tldextract
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tldextract package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
