How To Install python-gtkglext1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gtkglext1 on Ubuntu 18.04. python-gtkglext1 is GtkGLext python bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gtkglext1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-gtkglext1

python-gtkglext1 is:

PyGtkGLExt is Python language bindings for GtkGLExt, OpenGL Extension to gtk.

There are three methods to install python-gtkglext1 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-gtkglext1 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-gtkglext1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-gtkglext1

Install python-gtkglext1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-gtkglext1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-gtkglext1

Install python-gtkglext1 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-gtkglext1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-gtkglext1

How To Uninstall python-gtkglext1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-gtkglext1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-gtkglext1

Uninstall python-gtkglext1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-gtkglext1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gtkglext1

Remove python-gtkglext1 Configurations and Data

To remove python-gtkglext1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-gtkglext1

Remove python-gtkglext1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-gtkglext1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gtkglext1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gtkglext1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.