How To Install python-gvgen on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gvgen on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-gvgen
python-gvgen is:
GvGen is a python class to generate dot files for further use with graphviz.
- Node creation, naming and connection
- Apply any graphviz property on the fly
- Apply graphviz properties to a style
- Add a legend to your graph easily
There are three methods to install python-gvgen 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-gvgen 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-gvgen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gvgen
Install python-gvgen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gvgen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gvgen
Install python-gvgen 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-gvgen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gvgen
How To Uninstall python-gvgen on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-gvgen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gvgen
Uninstall python-gvgen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gvgen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gvgen
Remove python-gvgen Configurations and Data
To remove python-gvgen configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gvgen
Remove python-gvgen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gvgen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gvgen
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gvgen package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
