How To Install python-webdav on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-webdav on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-webdav
python-webdav is:
PyWebDAV is a WebDAV server implementation in Python. It’s aim is to provide a simple interface to webdav services to any application which needs it. It can be run as a daemon.
There are three methods to install python-webdav on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-webdav Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-webdav using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-webdav
Install python-webdav Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-webdav using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-webdav
Install python-webdav 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 python-webdav using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-webdav
How To Uninstall python-webdav on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-webdav package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-webdav
Uninstall python-webdav And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-webdav and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-webdav
Remove python-webdav Configurations and Data
To remove python-webdav configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-webdav
Remove python-webdav configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-webdav configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-webdav
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-webdav package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.