How To Install python3-docker on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-docker on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-docker
python3-docker is:
This package contains oodles of routines that aid in controlling docker.io over it’s socket control, the same way the docker.io client controls the daemon.
This package provides Python 3 module bindings only.
There are three methods to install python3-docker 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-docker 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-docker using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-docker
Install python3-docker Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-docker using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-docker
Install python3-docker 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-docker using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-docker
How To Uninstall python3-docker on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-docker package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-docker
Uninstall python3-docker And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-docker and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-docker
Remove python3-docker Configurations and Data
To remove python3-docker configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-docker
Remove python3-docker configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-docker configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-docker
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-docker package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
