How To Install python-imageio on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-imageio on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-imageio
python-imageio is:
Imageio is a Python library that provides an easy interface to read and write a wide range of image data, including animated images, video, volumetric data, and scientific formats.
This package provides the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-imageio 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-imageio 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-imageio using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-imageio
Install python-imageio Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-imageio using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-imageio
Install python-imageio 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-imageio using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-imageio
How To Uninstall python-imageio on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-imageio package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-imageio
Uninstall python-imageio And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-imageio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-imageio
Remove python-imageio Configurations and Data
To remove python-imageio configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-imageio
Remove python-imageio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-imageio configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-imageio
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-imageio package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
