How To Install python-vtk6 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vtk6 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-vtk6
python-vtk6 is:
The Visualization Toolkit (VTK) is an open-source software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization.
This package provides the python bindings for VTK.
There are three methods to install python-vtk6 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-vtk6 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-vtk6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-vtk6
Install python-vtk6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-vtk6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-vtk6
Install python-vtk6 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-vtk6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-vtk6
How To Uninstall python-vtk6 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-vtk6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-vtk6
Uninstall python-vtk6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-vtk6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-vtk6
Remove python-vtk6 Configurations and Data
To remove python-vtk6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-vtk6
Remove python-vtk6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-vtk6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-vtk6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vtk6 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
