How To Install python-descartes on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-descartes on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-descartes
python-descartes is:
Descartes allows the usage of geometric objects as matplotlib paths and patches.
This is the Python 2 version of the library.
There are three methods to install python-descartes 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-descartes 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-descartes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-descartes
Install python-descartes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-descartes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-descartes
Install python-descartes 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-descartes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-descartes
How To Uninstall python-descartes on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-descartes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-descartes
Uninstall python-descartes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-descartes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-descartes
Remove python-descartes Configurations and Data
To remove python-descartes configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-descartes
Remove python-descartes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-descartes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-descartes
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-descartes package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
