How To Install python-pyvirtualdisplay on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyvirtualdisplay on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyvirtualdisplay
python-pyvirtualdisplay is:
pyvirtualdisplay is a python wrapper for Xvfb, Xephyr and Xvnc
This package contains the python 2 version of pyvirtualdisplay
There are three methods to install python-pyvirtualdisplay 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-pyvirtualdisplay 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-pyvirtualdisplay using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyvirtualdisplay
Install python-pyvirtualdisplay Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyvirtualdisplay using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyvirtualdisplay
Install python-pyvirtualdisplay 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-pyvirtualdisplay using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyvirtualdisplay
How To Uninstall python-pyvirtualdisplay on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyvirtualdisplay package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyvirtualdisplay
Uninstall python-pyvirtualdisplay And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyvirtualdisplay and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyvirtualdisplay
Remove python-pyvirtualdisplay Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyvirtualdisplay configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyvirtualdisplay
Remove python-pyvirtualdisplay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyvirtualdisplay configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyvirtualdisplay
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyvirtualdisplay package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
