How To Install python-stfl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-stfl on Ubuntu 18.04. python-stfl is python bindings for the structured terminal forms language/library

Introduction

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

What is python-stfl

python-stfl is:

stfl is a library which implements a curses-based widget set for text terminals.

This package contains the Python bindings to libstfl.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-stfl

Install python-stfl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-stfl

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-stfl

How To Uninstall python-stfl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-stfl

Uninstall python-stfl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-stfl

Remove python-stfl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-stfl

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

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

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

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Summary

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