How To Install python-sugar3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sugar3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sugar3
python-sugar3 is:
Sugar Learning Platform promotes collaborative learning through Sugar Activities that encourage critical thinking, the heart of a quality education. Designed from the ground up especially for children, Sugar offers an alternative to traditional “office-desktop” software.
The sugar3 library contains a set of widgets to build HIG compliant applications and interfaces to interact with system services like presence and the datastore.
This package contains Python bindings.
There are three methods to install python-sugar3 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-sugar3 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-sugar3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sugar3
Install python-sugar3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sugar3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sugar3
Install python-sugar3 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-sugar3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sugar3
How To Uninstall python-sugar3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sugar3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sugar3
Uninstall python-sugar3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sugar3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sugar3
Remove python-sugar3 Configurations and Data
To remove python-sugar3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sugar3
Remove python-sugar3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sugar3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sugar3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sugar3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
