How To Install python3-colorlog on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-colorlog on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-colorlog
python3-colorlog is:
python-colorlog allows colors to be placed in the format string, which is mostly useful when paired with a StreamHandler that is outputting to a terminal. This is accomplished by adding a set of terminal color codes to the record before it is used to format the string.
This is the Python 3 version.
There are three methods to install python3-colorlog 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 python3-colorlog Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-colorlog using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-colorlog
Install python3-colorlog Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-colorlog using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-colorlog
Install python3-colorlog 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 python3-colorlog using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-colorlog
How To Uninstall python3-colorlog on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-colorlog package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-colorlog
Uninstall python3-colorlog And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-colorlog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-colorlog
Remove python3-colorlog Configurations and Data
To remove python3-colorlog configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-colorlog
Remove python3-colorlog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-colorlog configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-colorlog
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-colorlog package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
