How To Install python3-datacache on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-datacache on Ubuntu.
What is python3-datacache
python3-datacache is:
External data is often distributed as “flat files”, i.e. dumps into a mostly human-readable format that one could open as a spreadsheet and equally easy parse and index or reimport into a local database. When the text file changes, the database needs to be updated, too. If access to the database is first required, the text file needs to be downloaded first and the database created. Remote updates also require local updates.
This package provides a set of helper functions to address the handling of remote files and the curation of local databases derived from them.
There are three methods to install python3-datacache on Ubuntu. 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-datacache 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-datacache using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-datacache
Install python3-datacache Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-datacache using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-datacache
Install python3-datacache 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-datacache using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-datacache
How To Uninstall python3-datacache on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-datacache package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-datacache
Uninstall python3-datacache And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-datacache and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-datacache
Remove python3-datacache Configurations and Data
To remove python3-datacache configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-datacache
Remove python3-datacache configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-datacache configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-datacache
Dependencies
python3-datacache have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-datacache package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.