How To Install python-whiteboard on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-whiteboard on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-whiteboard
python-whiteboard is:
python whiteboard is a program that lets you build your own electronic whiteboard. You only need a wii remote and a IR pen
There are three methods to install python-whiteboard 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-whiteboard 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-whiteboard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-whiteboard
Install python-whiteboard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-whiteboard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-whiteboard
Install python-whiteboard 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-whiteboard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-whiteboard
How To Uninstall python-whiteboard on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-whiteboard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-whiteboard
Uninstall python-whiteboard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-whiteboard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-whiteboard
Remove python-whiteboard Configurations and Data
To remove python-whiteboard configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-whiteboard
Remove python-whiteboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-whiteboard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-whiteboard
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-whiteboard package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
