How To Install python-pyexiv2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyexiv2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyexiv2
python-pyexiv2 is:
pyexiv2 is a Python binding to Exiv2, the C++ library for manipulation of EXIF and IPTC image metadata. It is a Python module that allows your Python scripts to read and write metadata (EXIF, IPTC, XMP, thumbnail) embedded in image files (JPEG, TIFF, …).
It is designed as a high level interface to the functionalities offered by exiv2 (and is built on top of it). Using Python’s built-in data types and standard modules, it provides easy manipulation of image metadata.
There are three methods to install python-pyexiv2 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-pyexiv2 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-pyexiv2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyexiv2
Install python-pyexiv2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyexiv2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyexiv2
Install python-pyexiv2 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-pyexiv2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyexiv2
How To Uninstall python-pyexiv2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyexiv2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyexiv2
Uninstall python-pyexiv2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyexiv2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyexiv2
Remove python-pyexiv2 Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyexiv2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyexiv2
Remove python-pyexiv2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyexiv2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyexiv2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyexiv2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
