How To Install python3-stopit on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 370 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-stopit on Ubuntu.
What is python3-stopit
python3-stopit is:
This Python module provides:
- a function that raises an exception in another thread, including the main thread.
- two context managers that may stop its inner block activity on timeout.
- two decorators that may stop its decorated callables on timeout.
This is the Python 3 compatible package.
There are three methods to install python3-stopit 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-stopit 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-stopit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-stopit
Install python3-stopit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-stopit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-stopit
Install python3-stopit 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-stopit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-stopit
How To Uninstall python3-stopit on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-stopit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-stopit
Uninstall python3-stopit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-stopit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-stopit
Remove python3-stopit Configurations and Data
To remove python3-stopit configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-stopit
Remove python3-stopit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-stopit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-stopit
Dependencies
python3-stopit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-stopit package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.