How To Install pyprompter on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyprompter on Ubuntu 20.04. pyprompter is intelligent predictive wxPython text editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyprompter on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is pyprompter

pyprompter is:

This package contains the wxPython predictive text editor pyprompter.

pyprompter is a cross-platform predictive text editor.

pyprompter displays predictions in a contextual pop-up box as each letter is typed. Predictions can be easily selected and inserted in the document.

There are three methods to install pyprompter on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pyprompter Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pyprompter using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pyprompter

Install pyprompter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pyprompter using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pyprompter

Install pyprompter 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 pyprompter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyprompter

How To Uninstall pyprompter on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the pyprompter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pyprompter

Uninstall pyprompter And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pyprompter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyprompter

Remove pyprompter Configurations and Data

To remove pyprompter configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pyprompter

Remove pyprompter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pyprompter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyprompter

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyprompter package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.