How To Install python-fastkml on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fastkml on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-fastkml
python-fastkml is:
Fastkml is a library to read, write and manipulate KML files. It aims to keep it simple and fast (using lxml if available). Fast refers to the time you spend to write and read KML files as well as the time you spend to get aquainted to the library or to create KML objects.
There are three methods to install python-fastkml 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-fastkml 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-fastkml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-fastkml
Install python-fastkml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fastkml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-fastkml
Install python-fastkml 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-fastkml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-fastkml
How To Uninstall python-fastkml on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-fastkml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-fastkml
Uninstall python-fastkml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-fastkml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fastkml
Remove python-fastkml Configurations and Data
To remove python-fastkml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-fastkml
Remove python-fastkml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-fastkml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-fastkml
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fastkml package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
