How To Install python-pywt on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pywt on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pywt
python-pywt is:
PyWavelets implements the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) popular in numerical harmonic analysis for numerous families of wavelets, including Haar, Daubechies, Symlet, Coiflet, biorthogonal wavelets in one and two dimensions.
There are three methods to install python-pywt 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-pywt 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-pywt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pywt
Install python-pywt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pywt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pywt
Install python-pywt 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-pywt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pywt
How To Uninstall python-pywt on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pywt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pywt
Uninstall python-pywt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pywt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pywt
Remove python-pywt Configurations and Data
To remove python-pywt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pywt
Remove python-pywt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pywt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pywt
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pywt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
