How To Install python-pycha on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pycha on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pycha is chart-drawing library using Cairo

Introduction

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

What is python-pycha

python-pycha is:

This package provides a Python library for drawing most common charts (pie, line, scatter or bar) using Cairo as backend. It aims to be simple to use, flexible, lightweight, attractive and customizable but still providing sane default settings.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pycha

Install python-pycha Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pycha

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pycha

How To Uninstall python-pycha on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pycha

Uninstall python-pycha And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pycha

Remove python-pycha Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pycha

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

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

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

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Summary

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