How To Install python-libsmraw on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libsmraw on Ubuntu 18.04. python-libsmraw is split RAW image format access library – Python 2 bindings

Introduction

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

What is python-libsmraw

python-libsmraw is:

libsmraw is a library to access the (split) RAW image format.

This package contains Python 2 bindings for libsmraw.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-libsmraw

Install python-libsmraw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-libsmraw

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-libsmraw

How To Uninstall python-libsmraw on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-libsmraw

Uninstall python-libsmraw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libsmraw

Remove python-libsmraw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-libsmraw

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

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

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

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Summary

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