How To Install python-wxtools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-wxtools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-wxtools
python-wxtools is:
wxWidgets (formerly known as wxWindows) is a class library for C++ providing GUI components and other facilities on several popular platforms (and some unpopular ones as well).
This package provides support utilities and common files for wxPython.
There are three methods to install python-wxtools 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-wxtools 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-wxtools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-wxtools
Install python-wxtools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-wxtools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-wxtools
Install python-wxtools 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-wxtools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-wxtools
How To Uninstall python-wxtools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-wxtools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-wxtools
Uninstall python-wxtools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-wxtools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-wxtools
Remove python-wxtools Configurations and Data
To remove python-wxtools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-wxtools
Remove python-wxtools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-wxtools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-wxtools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-wxtools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
