How To Install python-pyssim on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyssim on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyssim
python-pyssim is:
Computes the SSIM between two images.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-pyssim 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-pyssim 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-pyssim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyssim
Install python-pyssim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyssim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyssim
Install python-pyssim 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-pyssim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyssim
How To Uninstall python-pyssim on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyssim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyssim
Uninstall python-pyssim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyssim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyssim
Remove python-pyssim Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyssim configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyssim
Remove python-pyssim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyssim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyssim
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyssim package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
