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