How To Install python-simpy-gui on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-simpy-gui on Ubuntu 18.04. python-simpy-gui is python-based simulation package, GUI

Introduction

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

What is python-simpy-gui

python-simpy-gui is:

SimPy is a process-based discrete-event simulation language based on standard Python.

It provides the modeller with components of a simulation model. These include processes, for active components like customers, messages, and vehicles, and resources, for passive components that form limited capacity congestion points like servers, checkout counters, and tunnels. It also provides monitor variables to aid in gathering statistics. SimPy comes with extensive plotting capabilities.

This package contains the GUI parts of SimPy.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-simpy-gui

Install python-simpy-gui Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-simpy-gui

Install python-simpy-gui 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-simpy-gui using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-simpy-gui

How To Uninstall python-simpy-gui on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-simpy-gui

Uninstall python-simpy-gui And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-simpy-gui

Remove python-simpy-gui Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-simpy-gui

Remove python-simpy-gui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-simpy-gui

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Summary

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