How To Install python3-socks 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-socks on Ubuntu.
What is python3-socks
python3-socks is:
This module was designed to allow developers of Python software that uses the Internet or another TCP/IP-based network to add support for connection through a SOCKS proxy server with as much ease as possible.
The module is also knowns as SocksiPy or PySocks.
This is the Python 3 version.
There are three methods to install python3-socks 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-socks 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-socks using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-socks
Install python3-socks Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-socks using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-socks
Install python3-socks 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-socks using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-socks
How To Uninstall python3-socks on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-socks package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-socks
Uninstall python3-socks And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-socks and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-socks
Remove python3-socks Configurations and Data
To remove python3-socks configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-socks
Remove python3-socks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-socks configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-socks
Dependencies
python3-socks have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-socks package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.