How To Install python-gasp on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gasp on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-gasp
python-gasp is:
GASP is a wrapper around the Python Cairo Graphics library which makes writing graphical applications in Python easy for beginners, requiring little prior knowledge of object-oriented programming.
There are three methods to install python-gasp 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-gasp 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-gasp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gasp
Install python-gasp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gasp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gasp
Install python-gasp 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-gasp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gasp
How To Uninstall python-gasp on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-gasp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gasp
Uninstall python-gasp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gasp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gasp
Remove python-gasp Configurations and Data
To remove python-gasp configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gasp
Remove python-gasp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gasp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gasp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gasp package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
