How To Install xonsh on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xonsh on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xonsh
xonsh is:
Xonsh is a Python-ish shell language and command prompt. Unlike other shells, xonsh is based on Python, with additional syntax added that makes calling subprocess commands, manipulating the environment, and dealing with the file system easy. Xonsh supports all normal Python constructs and a subset of those available in bash.
There are three methods to install xonsh 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 xonsh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xonsh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xonsh
Install xonsh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xonsh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xonsh
Install xonsh 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 xonsh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xonsh
How To Uninstall xonsh on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xonsh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xonsh
Uninstall xonsh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xonsh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xonsh
Remove xonsh Configurations and Data
To remove xonsh configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xonsh
Remove xonsh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xonsh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xonsh
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xonsh package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
