How To Install python-aafigure on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-aafigure on Ubuntu 18.04. python-aafigure is ASCII art to image converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-aafigure on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-aafigure

python-aafigure is:

aafigure is an ASCII art to image converter.

ASCII art figures can be parsed and output as SVG, PNG, PDF and more.

This package provides a Python module and a command-line tool.

There are three methods to install python-aafigure 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-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 python-aafigure using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-aafigure

Install python-aafigure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-aafigure

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-aafigure

How To Uninstall python-aafigure on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-aafigure

Uninstall python-aafigure And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-aafigure

Remove python-aafigure Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-aafigure

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

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

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

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Summary

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