How To Install python3-cairosvg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cairosvg on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-cairosvg is SVG to PDF/PS/PNG converter based on Cairo (Python3 library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cairosvg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-cairosvg

python3-cairosvg is:

CairoSVG is a SVG converter based on Cairo. It can export SVG files to PDF, PostScript and PNG files. The main part of CairoSVG is a SVG parser, trying to follow the SVG 1.1 recommendation from the W3C. Once parsed, the result is drawn to a Cairo surface that can be exported to various formats: PDF, PostScript, PNG and even SVG.

This package contains the Python3 version of the library.

There are three methods to install python3-cairosvg 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-cairosvg 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-cairosvg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-cairosvg

Install python3-cairosvg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-cairosvg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-cairosvg

Install python3-cairosvg 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-cairosvg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-cairosvg

How To Uninstall python3-cairosvg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-cairosvg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-cairosvg

Uninstall python3-cairosvg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-cairosvg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cairosvg

Remove python3-cairosvg Configurations and Data

To remove python3-cairosvg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cairosvg

Remove python3-cairosvg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-cairosvg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cairosvg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cairosvg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.