How To Install python3-pyicloud 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-pyicloud on Ubuntu.

What is `python3-pyicloud`

python3-pyicloud is:

PyiCloud is a module which allows one to interact with iCloud webservices. It is written in Python and you can access your iCloud either with password/username or with Two-factor authentication (2FA). You can:

list which devices are associated with your account
obtain the device’s last known location. The Find My iPhone app must have been installed and initialized.
send a request to the device to play a sound
activate the ’lost mode' Lost mode is slightly different to the “Play Sound” functionality in that it allows the person who picks up the phone to call a specific phone number without having to enter the passcode. Just like “Play Sound” you may pass a custom message which the device will display, if it’s not overridden the custom message of “This iPhone has been lost. Please call me.” is used.
fetch events from the calendar webservice
access your iCloud contacts/address book
access documents stored in your iCloud account
access the iCloud Photo Library

There are three methods to install python3-pyicloud 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-pyicloud 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-pyicloud using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyicloud

Install python3-pyicloud Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyicloud using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pyicloud

Install python3-pyicloud 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-pyicloud using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyicloud

How To Uninstall python3-pyicloud on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the python3-pyicloud package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyicloud

Uninstall python3-pyicloud And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pyicloud and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyicloud

Remove python3-pyicloud Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pyicloud configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyicloud

Remove python3-pyicloud configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pyicloud configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyicloud

Dependencies

python3-pyicloud have the following dependencies:

References

python3-pyicloud website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyicloud package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.