How To Install pypy-wand on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-wand on Ubuntu 18.04. pypy-wand is Python interface for ImageMagick library (PyPy build)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-wand on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is pypy-wand

pypy-wand is:

Wand is a ctypes-based simple ImageMagick binding for Python. It doesn’t cover all functionalities of MagickWand API currently.

Wand provides Pythonic and modern interfaces, good documentation, binding through ctypes (which works on PyPy) and installation using pip or easy_install.

This module is built for PyPy.

There are three methods to install pypy-wand 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 pypy-wand Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-wand

Install pypy-wand Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pypy-wand

Install pypy-wand 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 pypy-wand using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-wand

How To Uninstall pypy-wand on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the pypy-wand package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pypy-wand

Uninstall pypy-wand And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pypy-wand and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-wand

Remove pypy-wand Configurations and Data

To remove pypy-wand configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-wand

Remove pypy-wand configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypy-wand

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-wand package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.