How To Install python-pygraph on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygraph on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pygraph
python-pygraph is:
This software provides a suitable data structure for representing graphs and a whole set of important algorithms.
Provided features and algorithms:
Support for directed, undirected, weighted and non-weighted graphs
Support for hypergraphs
Canonical operations
XML import and export
DOT-Language output (for usage with Graphviz)
Random graph generation
Accessibility (transitive closure)
Breadth-first search
Critical path algorithm
Cut-vertex and cut-edge identification
Cycle detection
Depth-first search
Heuristic search (A* algorithm)
Identification of connected components
Minimum spanning tree (Prim’s algorithm)
Mutual-accessibility (strongly connected components)
Shortest path search (Dijkstra’s algorithm)
Topological sorting
Transitive edge identification
There are three methods to install python-pygraph 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-pygraph 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-pygraph using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pygraph
Install python-pygraph Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pygraph using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pygraph
Install python-pygraph 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-pygraph using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pygraph
How To Uninstall python-pygraph on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pygraph package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pygraph
Uninstall python-pygraph And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pygraph and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pygraph
Remove python-pygraph Configurations and Data
To remove python-pygraph configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pygraph
Remove python-pygraph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pygraph configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pygraph
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygraph package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
