How To Install python3-neovim on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-neovim on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-neovim
python3-neovim is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install python3-neovim 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-neovim 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-neovim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-neovim
Install python3-neovim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-neovim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-neovim
Install python3-neovim 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-neovim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-neovim
How To Uninstall python3-neovim on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-neovim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-neovim
Uninstall python3-neovim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-neovim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-neovim
Remove python3-neovim Configurations and Data
To remove python3-neovim configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-neovim
Remove python3-neovim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-neovim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-neovim
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-neovim package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
