How To Install python-renderpm on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-renderpm on Ubuntu 18.04. python-renderpm is python low level render interface

Introduction

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

What is python-renderpm

python-renderpm is:

This package contains the python low level render interface, used in the ReportLab library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-renderpm

Install python-renderpm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-renderpm

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-renderpm

How To Uninstall python-renderpm on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-renderpm

Uninstall python-renderpm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-renderpm

Remove python-renderpm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-renderpm

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

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

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

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Summary

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