How To Install python-reportlab-accel on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-reportlab-accel on Ubuntu 18.04. python-reportlab-accel is C coded extension accelerator for the ReportLab Toolkit

Introduction

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

What is python-reportlab-accel

python-reportlab-accel is:

A C coded extension accelerator for the ReportLab Toolkit.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-reportlab-accel

Install python-reportlab-accel Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-reportlab-accel

Install python-reportlab-accel 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-reportlab-accel using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-reportlab-accel

How To Uninstall python-reportlab-accel on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-reportlab-accel

Uninstall python-reportlab-accel And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-reportlab-accel

Remove python-reportlab-accel Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-reportlab-accel

Remove python-reportlab-accel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-reportlab-accel

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Summary

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