How To Install python-xpyb on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xpyb on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-xpyb
python-xpyb is:
This module provides Python binding to libxcb, the X C Bindings library.
It provides an interface to the X Window System protocol, designed to replace the Xlib interface, featuring latency hiding, small size, direct protocol access and thread support.
There are three methods to install python-xpyb 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-xpyb 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-xpyb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-xpyb
Install python-xpyb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-xpyb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-xpyb
Install python-xpyb 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-xpyb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-xpyb
How To Uninstall python-xpyb on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-xpyb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-xpyb
Uninstall python-xpyb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-xpyb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-xpyb
Remove python-xpyb Configurations and Data
To remove python-xpyb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-xpyb
Remove python-xpyb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-xpyb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-xpyb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xpyb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
