How To Install python-pluggy on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pluggy on Ubuntu 20.04. python-pluggy is plugin and hook calling mechanisms for Python - 2.7

Introduction

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

What is python-pluggy

python-pluggy is:

pluggy is the cristallized core of plugin management as used by some 150 plugins for pytest.

This is the Python 2 library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pluggy

Install python-pluggy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pluggy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pluggy

How To Uninstall python-pluggy on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pluggy

Uninstall python-pluggy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pluggy

Remove python-pluggy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pluggy

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

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

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

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Summary

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