How To Install python-pgmagick on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pgmagick on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pgmagick is Yet Another Python wrapper for GraphicsMagick

Introduction

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

What is python-pgmagick

python-pgmagick is:

pgmagick is a boost.python based Python wrapper for GraphicsMagick.

This package for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pgmagick

Install python-pgmagick Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pgmagick

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pgmagick

How To Uninstall python-pgmagick on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pgmagick

Uninstall python-pgmagick And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pgmagick

Remove python-pgmagick Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pgmagick

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

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

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

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Summary

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