How To Install python-cairosvg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cairosvg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-cairosvg
python-cairosvg is:
CairoSVG is a SVG converter based on Cairo. It can export SVG files to PDF, PostScript and PNG files. The main part of CairoSVG is a SVG parser, trying to follow the SVG 1.1 recommendation from the W3C. Once parsed, the result is drawn to a Cairo surface that can be exported to various formats: PDF, PostScript, PNG and even SVG.
There are three methods to install python-cairosvg 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-cairosvg 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-cairosvg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-cairosvg
Install python-cairosvg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cairosvg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-cairosvg
Install python-cairosvg 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-cairosvg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-cairosvg
How To Uninstall python-cairosvg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-cairosvg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-cairosvg
Uninstall python-cairosvg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-cairosvg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cairosvg
Remove python-cairosvg Configurations and Data
To remove python-cairosvg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-cairosvg
Remove python-cairosvg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-cairosvg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cairosvg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cairosvg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
