How To Install python3-croniter on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-croniter on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-croniter is provides iteration for datetime object with cron like format - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-croniter on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-croniter

python3-croniter is:

Croniter is a Python module to provide iteration for datetime object. Given a cron tab text entry as input, it Croniter will output all the dates matching the definition.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-croniter 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-croniter 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-croniter using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-croniter

Install python3-croniter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-croniter using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-croniter

Install python3-croniter 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-croniter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-croniter

How To Uninstall python3-croniter on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python3-croniter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-croniter

Uninstall python3-croniter And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-croniter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-croniter

Remove python3-croniter Configurations and Data

To remove python3-croniter configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-croniter

Remove python3-croniter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-croniter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-croniter

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-croniter package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.