How To Install pythonpy on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pythonpy on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pythonpy
pythonpy is:
pythonpy is an utility that facilitates the usage of Python one-liners. The command ‘py’ evaluates a string consisting of any Python expression. It can do anything from simple arithmetic to complex operations, importing modules automatically. It also comes with tab completion.
Its usage is not restricted to single expressions only. There’s also the possibility to pipe data from stdin and to stdout, even generating strings to be evaluated by other programs.
There are three methods to install pythonpy on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pythonpy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pythonpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pythonpy
Install pythonpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pythonpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pythonpy
Install pythonpy 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 pythonpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pythonpy
How To Uninstall pythonpy on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pythonpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pythonpy
Uninstall pythonpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pythonpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pythonpy
Remove pythonpy Configurations and Data
To remove pythonpy configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pythonpy
Remove pythonpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pythonpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pythonpy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pythonpy package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
