How To Install python-setuptools on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setuptools on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-setuptools
python-setuptools is:
Extensions to the python-distutils for large or complex distributions.
There are three methods to install python-setuptools 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-setuptools 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-setuptools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-setuptools
Install python-setuptools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-setuptools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-setuptools
Install python-setuptools 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-setuptools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-setuptools
How To Uninstall python-setuptools on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-setuptools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-setuptools
Uninstall python-setuptools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-setuptools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-setuptools
Remove python-setuptools Configurations and Data
To remove python-setuptools configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-setuptools
Remove python-setuptools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-setuptools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-setuptools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-setuptools package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
