How To Install python-visionegg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-visionegg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-visionegg
python-visionegg is:
The Vision Egg is a programming library that uses standard, inexpensive computer graphics cards to produce visual stimuli for vision research experiments.
There are three methods to install python-visionegg 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-visionegg 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-visionegg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-visionegg
Install python-visionegg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-visionegg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-visionegg
Install python-visionegg 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-visionegg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-visionegg
How To Uninstall python-visionegg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-visionegg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-visionegg
Uninstall python-visionegg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-visionegg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-visionegg
Remove python-visionegg Configurations and Data
To remove python-visionegg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-visionegg
Remove python-visionegg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-visionegg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-visionegg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-visionegg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.