How to Install and Uninstall python-snappy Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "python-snappy" package

This is a short guide on how to install python-snappy on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python-snappy" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall python-snappy on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python-snappy
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python-snappy package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python-snappy
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 39
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Shell Xu
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5-1build1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libsnappy1v5, python (>= 2.7), python (<< 2.8)
Filename: pool/universe/p/python-snappy/python-snappy_0.5-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 10414
MD5sum: d3b01b118f89ba18affad570386b3619
SHA1: 2142999c5b8b4854b47eaf1fc1a244725e68e5ef
SHA256: 83e686a5613fdc97a88b5605e597325e397880d782b93c778a3bb347b90ae00f
Description-en: Python library for the snappy compression library from Google
Snappy is a compression/decompression library. It does not aim for
maximum compression, or compatibility with any other compression
library; instead, it aims for very high speeds and reasonable
compression. You can read package libsnappy1 for more infomation.
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python-snappy is Python library for the snappy compression library from Google.
Description-md5: 288f161487f2e36b024493db3b58e98d
Homepage: http://github.com/andrix/python-snappy
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu