How To Install python-gphoto2cffi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gphoto2cffi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-gphoto2cffi
python-gphoto2cffi is:
Python bindings for libgphoto2 with an interface that strives to be idiomatic. In contrast to other bindings for Python, gphoto2-cffi hides most of the lower-level abstractions and reduces the API surface while still offering access to most of the library’s features.
There are three methods to install python-gphoto2cffi 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-gphoto2cffi 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-gphoto2cffi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gphoto2cffi
Install python-gphoto2cffi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gphoto2cffi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gphoto2cffi
Install python-gphoto2cffi 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-gphoto2cffi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gphoto2cffi
How To Uninstall python-gphoto2cffi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-gphoto2cffi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gphoto2cffi
Uninstall python-gphoto2cffi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gphoto2cffi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gphoto2cffi
Remove python-gphoto2cffi Configurations and Data
To remove python-gphoto2cffi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gphoto2cffi
Remove python-gphoto2cffi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gphoto2cffi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gphoto2cffi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gphoto2cffi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
