How To Install python-pyinotify on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyinotify on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-pyinotify
python-pyinotify is:
pyinotify is a simple wrapper for the Linux inotify mechanism.
inotify is a Linux Kernel feature available since 2.6.13. inotify makes it possible for applications to easily be notified of filesystem changes.
There are three methods to install python-pyinotify 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-pyinotify 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-pyinotify using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyinotify
Install python-pyinotify Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyinotify using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyinotify
Install python-pyinotify 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-pyinotify using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyinotify
How To Uninstall python-pyinotify on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-pyinotify package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyinotify
Uninstall python-pyinotify And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyinotify and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyinotify
Remove python-pyinotify Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyinotify configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyinotify
Remove python-pyinotify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyinotify configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyinotify
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyinotify package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
