How To Install python-avc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-avc on Ubuntu 18.04. python-avc is live connection among widgets and application variables

Introduction

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

What is python-avc

python-avc is:

AVC, the Application View Controller is a multiplatform, fully automatic, live connection among the values displayed by graphical interface widgets and application variables. AVC supports in a uniform way the most popular widget toolkits: GTK+, Qt3, Qt4, Tk, wxWidgets.

The connections are autogenerated by looking for matching names between widget names and variable names.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-avc

Install python-avc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-avc

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-avc

How To Uninstall python-avc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-avc

Uninstall python-avc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-avc

Remove python-avc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-avc

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

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

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

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Summary

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