How To Install python3-diskcache 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-diskcache on Ubuntu.
What is python3-diskcache
python3-diskcache is:
DiskCache is a disk and file backed cache library, written in pure-Python. Its features include
- Django compatible API
- Thread-safe and process-safe
- Supports multiple eviction policies (LRU and LFU included)
- Keys support “tag” metadata and eviction
There are three methods to install python3-diskcache 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-diskcache 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-diskcache using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-diskcache
Install python3-diskcache Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-diskcache using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-diskcache
Install python3-diskcache 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-diskcache using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-diskcache
How To Uninstall python3-diskcache on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-diskcache package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-diskcache
Uninstall python3-diskcache And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-diskcache and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-diskcache
Remove python3-diskcache Configurations and Data
To remove python3-diskcache configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-diskcache
Remove python3-diskcache configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-diskcache configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-diskcache
Dependencies
python3-diskcache have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-diskcache package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.