How To Install python-remotecv on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-remotecv on Ubuntu 18.04. python-remotecv is Python module providing an OpenCV server for facial and feature recognition

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-remotecv on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-remotecv

python-remotecv is:

Remotecv can use a Pyres or Celery backend, this package is configured to use Pyres and a Redis server to handle its job queue.

There are three methods to install python-remotecv 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-remotecv 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-remotecv using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-remotecv

Install python-remotecv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-remotecv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-remotecv

Install python-remotecv 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-remotecv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-remotecv

How To Uninstall python-remotecv on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-remotecv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-remotecv

Uninstall python-remotecv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-remotecv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-remotecv

Remove python-remotecv Configurations and Data

To remove python-remotecv configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-remotecv

Remove python-remotecv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-remotecv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-remotecv

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-remotecv package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.