How To Install python-enable on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-enable on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-enable
python-enable is:
The Enable project provides two related multi-platform packages for drawing GUI objects.
- Enable: An object drawing library that supports containment and event notification.
- Kiva: A multi-platform DisplayPDF vector drawing engine.
There are three methods to install python-enable 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-enable 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-enable using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-enable
Install python-enable Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-enable using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-enable
Install python-enable 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-enable using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-enable
How To Uninstall python-enable on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-enable package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-enable
Uninstall python-enable And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-enable and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-enable
Remove python-enable Configurations and Data
To remove python-enable configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-enable
Remove python-enable configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-enable configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-enable
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-enable package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
