How To Install python-pygraphviz on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygraphviz on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pygraphviz
python-pygraphviz is:
Pygraphviz is a Python interface to the Graphviz graph layout and visualization package.
With Pygraphviz you can create, edit, read, write, and draw graphs using Python to access the Graphviz graph data structure and layout algorithms.
There are three methods to install python-pygraphviz 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-pygraphviz 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-pygraphviz using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pygraphviz
Install python-pygraphviz Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pygraphviz using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pygraphviz
Install python-pygraphviz 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-pygraphviz using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pygraphviz
How To Uninstall python-pygraphviz on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pygraphviz package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pygraphviz
Uninstall python-pygraphviz And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pygraphviz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pygraphviz
Remove python-pygraphviz Configurations and Data
To remove python-pygraphviz configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pygraphviz
Remove python-pygraphviz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pygraphviz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pygraphviz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygraphviz package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
