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Install python-pycountry on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install python-pycountry

Learn how to install python-pycountry with the command sudo apt-get install python-pycountry on Ubuntus.

Quick installation of python-pycountry:

Step 1: Update system:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: python-pycountry

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

sudo apt-get install python-pycountry

Package Details

Package:python-pycountry
Version:0.14.1+ds1-2
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pycountry/
Description:ISO databases accessible from Python pycountry provides ISO country, subdivision, language, currency and script definitions and their translations, taken from the iso-codes package. Homepage: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pycountry/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/python

How to install python-pycountry on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If python-pycountry is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L python-pycountry' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L python-pycountry
Package `python-pycountry' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing python-pycountry:

After system update use the following command to install python-pycountry:

sudo apt-get install python-pycountry

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove python-pycountry from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the python-pycountry from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the python-pycountry following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  python-pycountry

Following command is used to remove the python-pycountry package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove python-pycountry

This will remove python-pycountry and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing python-pycountry with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge python-pycountry

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove python-pycountry

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with python-pycountry package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.

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