How To Install python-altgraph on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-altgraph on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-altgraph
python-altgraph is:
altgraph is a fork of graphlib: a graph (network) package for constructing graphs, BFS and DFS traversals, topological sort, shortest paths, etc. with graphviz output.
altgraph includes some additional usage of Python 2.6+ features and enhancements related to modulegraph and macholib.
This package provides the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-altgraph 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-altgraph 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-altgraph using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-altgraph
Install python-altgraph Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-altgraph using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-altgraph
Install python-altgraph 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-altgraph using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-altgraph
How To Uninstall python-altgraph on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-altgraph package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-altgraph
Uninstall python-altgraph And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-altgraph and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-altgraph
Remove python-altgraph Configurations and Data
To remove python-altgraph configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-altgraph
Remove python-altgraph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-altgraph configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-altgraph
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-altgraph package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
