How To Install python-apsw on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-apsw on Ubuntu 20.04. python-apsw is another Python SQLite 3 wrapper

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-apsw on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python-apsw

python-apsw is:

APSW (Another Python SQLite Wrapper) is an SQLite 3 wrapper that provides the thinnest layer over SQLite 3 possible. Everything you can do from the C API to SQLite 3, you can do from Python. Although APSW’s API looks vaguely similar to Python’s DB-API, it is not compliant with that API and instead works the way SQLite 3 does.

There are three methods to install python-apsw on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-apsw Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-apsw using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-apsw

Install python-apsw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-apsw

Install python-apsw 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 python-apsw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-apsw

How To Uninstall python-apsw on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python-apsw package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-apsw

Uninstall python-apsw And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-apsw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-apsw

Remove python-apsw Configurations and Data

To remove python-apsw configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-apsw

Remove python-apsw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-apsw

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-apsw package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.