How To Install python-pyrex on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyrex on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyrex
python-pyrex is:
Pyrex lets you write code that mixes Python and C data types any way you want, and compiles it into a C extension for Python.
You can get very large speedups for tasks that don’t need all the dynamic features of Python, with very small differences in syntax and much less hassle than writing your modules from scratch in C.
There are three methods to install python-pyrex 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-pyrex 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-pyrex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyrex
Install python-pyrex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyrex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyrex
Install python-pyrex 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-pyrex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyrex
How To Uninstall python-pyrex on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyrex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyrex
Uninstall python-pyrex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyrex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyrex
Remove python-pyrex Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyrex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyrex
Remove python-pyrex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyrex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyrex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyrex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
