How To Install python-wxmpl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-wxmpl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-wxmpl
python-wxmpl is:
WxMpl provides a matplotlib `FigureCanvas’ with user-interaction features such as point-under-cursor and zooming in on a selected area. Support for creating stripcharts, plots that update as their data changes, is also included.
See the /usr/share/doc/python-wxmpl directory for documentation and example programs.
The package also contains a simple data visualization program written using wxmpl called ‘plotit’.
There are three methods to install python-wxmpl 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-wxmpl 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-wxmpl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-wxmpl
Install python-wxmpl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-wxmpl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-wxmpl
Install python-wxmpl 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-wxmpl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-wxmpl
How To Uninstall python-wxmpl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-wxmpl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-wxmpl
Uninstall python-wxmpl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-wxmpl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-wxmpl
Remove python-wxmpl Configurations and Data
To remove python-wxmpl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-wxmpl
Remove python-wxmpl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-wxmpl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-wxmpl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-wxmpl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
