How To Install python-couleur on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-couleur on Ubuntu 18.04. python-couleur is tool to play around with ANSI features in a unix terminal

Introduction

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

What is python-couleur

python-couleur is:

Couleur is an ANSI terminal tool for Python, colored shell and other handy fancy features. With couleur you can mix modifiers and colors. Couleur is made of a single Python file and comes with syntax sugar.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-couleur

Install python-couleur Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-couleur

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-couleur

How To Uninstall python-couleur on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-couleur

Uninstall python-couleur And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-couleur

Remove python-couleur Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-couleur

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

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

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

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Summary

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