How To Install python-cairocffi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cairocffi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-cairocffi
python-cairocffi is:
cairocffi is a CFFI-based drop-in replacement for Pycairo, a set of Python bindings and object-oriented API for cairo. Cairo is a 2D vector graphics library with support for multiple backends including image buffers, PNG, PostScript, PDF, and SVG file output.
There are three methods to install python-cairocffi 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-cairocffi 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-cairocffi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-cairocffi
Install python-cairocffi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cairocffi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-cairocffi
Install python-cairocffi 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-cairocffi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-cairocffi
How To Uninstall python-cairocffi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-cairocffi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-cairocffi
Uninstall python-cairocffi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-cairocffi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cairocffi
Remove python-cairocffi Configurations and Data
To remove python-cairocffi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-cairocffi
Remove python-cairocffi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-cairocffi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cairocffi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cairocffi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
