How To Install python-mecavideo on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mecavideo on Ubuntu 18.04. python-mecavideo is pedagogic tool to analyze video records for mechanics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mecavideo on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-mecavideo

python-mecavideo is:

You can track the movement of one or many points in video frames and export the position measurements to standard analysis tools.

There are three methods to install python-mecavideo 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-mecavideo 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-mecavideo using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-mecavideo

Install python-mecavideo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-mecavideo using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-mecavideo

Install python-mecavideo 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-mecavideo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-mecavideo

How To Uninstall python-mecavideo on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-mecavideo package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-mecavideo

Uninstall python-mecavideo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-mecavideo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mecavideo

Remove python-mecavideo Configurations and Data

To remove python-mecavideo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-mecavideo

Remove python-mecavideo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-mecavideo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mecavideo

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mecavideo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.