How To Install python-colorspacious on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-colorspacious on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-colorspacious
python-colorspacious is:
Colorspacious is a powerful, accurate, and easy-to-use library for performing colorspace conversions.
In addition to the most common standard colorspaces (sRGB, XYZ, xyY,
CIELab, CIELCh), we also include: color vision deficiency (“color
blindness”) simulations using the approach of Machado et al (2009); a
complete implementation of CIECAM02 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIECAM02>_; and the perceptually
uniform CAM02-UCS / CAM02-LCD / CAM02-SCD spaces proposed by Luo et al
(2006).
This package contains the python 2 version of colorspacious
There are three methods to install python-colorspacious 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-colorspacious 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-colorspacious using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-colorspacious
Install python-colorspacious Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-colorspacious using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-colorspacious
Install python-colorspacious 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-colorspacious using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-colorspacious
How To Uninstall python-colorspacious on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-colorspacious package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-colorspacious
Uninstall python-colorspacious And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-colorspacious and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-colorspacious
Remove python-colorspacious Configurations and Data
To remove python-colorspacious configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-colorspacious
Remove python-colorspacious configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-colorspacious configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-colorspacious
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-colorspacious package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
