How To Install python-pyregion on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyregion on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyregion
python-pyregion is:
Pyregion is a Python module to parse ds9 region files. It also supports ciao region files.
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-pyregion 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-pyregion 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-pyregion using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyregion
Install python-pyregion Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyregion using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyregion
Install python-pyregion 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-pyregion using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyregion
How To Uninstall python-pyregion on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyregion package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyregion
Uninstall python-pyregion And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyregion and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyregion
Remove python-pyregion Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyregion configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyregion
Remove python-pyregion configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyregion configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyregion
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyregion package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
