How To Install python-xvfbwrapper on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xvfbwrapper on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-xvfbwrapper
python-xvfbwrapper is:
Python wrapper for running a display inside X virtual framebuffer (Xvfb).
In the X Window System, Xvfb or X Virtual FrameBuffer is an X11 server that performs all graphical operations in memory, not showing any screen output. This virtual server does not require the computer to run or to even have a screen or an input device. Only a network layer is necessary.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-xvfbwrapper 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-xvfbwrapper 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-xvfbwrapper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-xvfbwrapper
Install python-xvfbwrapper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-xvfbwrapper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-xvfbwrapper
Install python-xvfbwrapper 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-xvfbwrapper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-xvfbwrapper
How To Uninstall python-xvfbwrapper on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-xvfbwrapper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-xvfbwrapper
Uninstall python-xvfbwrapper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-xvfbwrapper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-xvfbwrapper
Remove python-xvfbwrapper Configurations and Data
To remove python-xvfbwrapper configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-xvfbwrapper
Remove python-xvfbwrapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-xvfbwrapper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-xvfbwrapper
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xvfbwrapper package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
