How To Install python3-importlib-metadata 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-importlib-metadata on Ubuntu.
What is python3-importlib-metadata
python3-importlib-metadata is:
Provides an API for accessing an installed package’s metadata, such as its entry points or its top-level name. This functionality intends to replace most uses of pkg_resources entry point API and metadata API.
This package contains Python 3.x module.
There are three methods to install python3-importlib-metadata 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-importlib-metadata 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-importlib-metadata using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-importlib-metadata
Install python3-importlib-metadata Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-importlib-metadata using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-importlib-metadata
Install python3-importlib-metadata 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-importlib-metadata using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-importlib-metadata
How To Uninstall python3-importlib-metadata on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-importlib-metadata package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-importlib-metadata
Uninstall python3-importlib-metadata And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-importlib-metadata and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-importlib-metadata
Remove python3-importlib-metadata Configurations and Data
To remove python3-importlib-metadata configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-importlib-metadata
Remove python3-importlib-metadata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-importlib-metadata configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-importlib-metadata
Dependencies
python3-importlib-metadata have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-importlib-metadata package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.