How To Install python3-aafigure on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aafigure on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-aafigure is aafigure - ASCII art to image converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aafigure on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is python3-aafigure

python3-aafigure is:

aafigure is a command line tool that converts drawings in text files to images. Several output formats are supported (SVG, PDF, PNG, JPG and more).

A Python package is also installed, so that the conversion can also be used by Python programs.

Note on dependency on other packages: PDF output requires python-reportlab and bitmap formats require python-imaging.

There are three methods to install python3-aafigure on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-aafigure Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-aafigure using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-aafigure

Install python3-aafigure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-aafigure using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-aafigure

Install python3-aafigure 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 python3-aafigure using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-aafigure

How To Uninstall python3-aafigure on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the python3-aafigure package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-aafigure

Uninstall python3-aafigure And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-aafigure and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-aafigure

Remove python3-aafigure Configurations and Data

To remove python3-aafigure configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-aafigure

Remove python3-aafigure configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-aafigure configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-aafigure

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aafigure package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.