How To Install python-exactimage on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-exactimage on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-exactimage
python-exactimage is:
ExactImage is a fast C++ image processing library. Unlike many other library frameworks it allows operation in several color spaces and bit depths natively, resulting in low memory and computational requirements.
This package contains the Python bindings.
There are three methods to install python-exactimage 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-exactimage 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-exactimage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-exactimage
Install python-exactimage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-exactimage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-exactimage
Install python-exactimage 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-exactimage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-exactimage
How To Uninstall python-exactimage on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-exactimage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-exactimage
Uninstall python-exactimage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-exactimage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-exactimage
Remove python-exactimage Configurations and Data
To remove python-exactimage configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-exactimage
Remove python-exactimage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-exactimage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-exactimage
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-exactimage package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
