How To Install python-wcwidth on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-wcwidth on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-wcwidth
python-wcwidth is:
wcwidth allows one to determine the printable width of a string on a terminal. It provides functions similar to wcwidth(3) and wcswidth(3) for Python programs.
This package provides the module for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-wcwidth 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-wcwidth 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-wcwidth using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-wcwidth
Install python-wcwidth Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-wcwidth using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-wcwidth
Install python-wcwidth 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-wcwidth using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-wcwidth
How To Uninstall python-wcwidth on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-wcwidth package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-wcwidth
Uninstall python-wcwidth And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-wcwidth and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-wcwidth
Remove python-wcwidth Configurations and Data
To remove python-wcwidth configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-wcwidth
Remove python-wcwidth configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-wcwidth configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-wcwidth
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-wcwidth package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
