How To Install python-chartkick on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-chartkick on Ubuntu 18.04. python-chartkick is create beautiful JavaScript charts with minimal code (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-chartkick on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-chartkick

python-chartkick is:

chartkick provides a beautiful JavaScript charts. It supports Chart.js, Google Charts, and Highcharts, and works with Django, Flask/Jinja2.

This package provides Python 2 library.

There are three methods to install python-chartkick 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-chartkick 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-chartkick using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-chartkick

Install python-chartkick Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-chartkick

Install python-chartkick 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-chartkick using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-chartkick

How To Uninstall python-chartkick on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-chartkick package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-chartkick

Uninstall python-chartkick And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-chartkick and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-chartkick

Remove python-chartkick Configurations and Data

To remove python-chartkick configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-chartkick

Remove python-chartkick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-chartkick

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-chartkick package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.