How To Install python-sane on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sane on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sane
python-sane is:
The imaging-sane module is a Python interface to the SANE (Scanner Access is Now Easy) library, which provides access to various raster scanning devices such as flatbed scanners and digital cameras.
There are three methods to install python-sane 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-sane 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-sane using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sane
Install python-sane Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sane using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sane
Install python-sane 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-sane using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sane
How To Uninstall python-sane on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sane package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sane
Uninstall python-sane And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sane and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sane
Remove python-sane Configurations and Data
To remove python-sane configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sane
Remove python-sane configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sane configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sane
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sane package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
