How To Install python3-colormap on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-colormap on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-colormap is ease manipulation of matplotlib colormaps and color codecs (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-colormap

python3-colormap is:

The colormap package provides simple utilities to convert colors between RGB, HEX, HLS, HUV and a class to easily build colormaps for matplotlib. All matplotlib colormaps and some R colormaps are available altogether. The plot_colormap method (see below) is handy to quickly pick up a colormaps and the test_colormap is useful to see test a new colormap.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-colormap

Install python3-colormap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-colormap

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-colormap

How To Uninstall python3-colormap on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-colormap

Uninstall python3-colormap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-colormap

Remove python3-colormap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-colormap

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

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

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

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Summary

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