How To Install python3-brlapi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-brlapi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-brlapi
python3-brlapi is:
BRLTTY is a daemon which provides access to the console (text mode) for a blind person using a braille display. It drives the braille display and provides complete screen review functionality.
BrlAPI is a library which gives an application access to a braille display and lets it write braille.
This package provides Python 3 bindings.
There are three methods to install python3-brlapi 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 python3-brlapi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-brlapi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-brlapi
Install python3-brlapi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-brlapi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-brlapi
Install python3-brlapi 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 python3-brlapi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-brlapi
How To Uninstall python3-brlapi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-brlapi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-brlapi
Uninstall python3-brlapi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-brlapi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-brlapi
Remove python3-brlapi Configurations and Data
To remove python3-brlapi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-brlapi
Remove python3-brlapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-brlapi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-brlapi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-brlapi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
