How To Install python-kml on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kml on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-kml
python-kml is:
This is a library for use with applications that want to parse, generate and operate on KML, a geo-data XML variant. It is an implementation of the OGC KML 2.2 standard. It is written in C++ and bindings are available via SWIG to Java and Python.
This package contains required extensions for Python applications.
There are three methods to install python-kml 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-kml 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-kml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-kml
Install python-kml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-kml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-kml
Install python-kml 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-kml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-kml
How To Uninstall python-kml on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-kml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-kml
Uninstall python-kml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-kml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-kml
Remove python-kml Configurations and Data
To remove python-kml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-kml
Remove python-kml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-kml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-kml
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kml package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
