How To Install python-mplexporter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mplexporter on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-mplexporter
python-mplexporter is:
A Python module to export matplotlib graphs, e.g. for mpld3.
This package provides the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-mplexporter 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-mplexporter 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-mplexporter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-mplexporter
Install python-mplexporter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-mplexporter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-mplexporter
Install python-mplexporter 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-mplexporter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-mplexporter
How To Uninstall python-mplexporter on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-mplexporter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-mplexporter
Uninstall python-mplexporter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-mplexporter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mplexporter
Remove python-mplexporter Configurations and Data
To remove python-mplexporter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-mplexporter
Remove python-mplexporter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-mplexporter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mplexporter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mplexporter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
