How To Install python3-colour on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-colour on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-colour is converts and manipulates various color representation - Python 2.X

Introduction

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

What is python3-colour

python3-colour is:

Converts and manipulates common color representation (RGB, HSL, web, …)

Features:

  • Damn simple and pythonic way to manipulate color representation
  • Full conversion between RGB, HSL, 6-digit hex, 3-digit hex, human color
  • One object (Color) or bunch of single purpose function (rgb2hex, hsl2rgb, …)
  • web format that use the smallest representation between 6-digit (e.g. #fa3b2c), 3-digit (e.g. #fbb), fully spelled color (e.g. white), following W3C color naming for compatible CSS or HTML color specifications.
  • smooth intuitive color scale generation choosing N color gradients.
  • can pick colors for you to identify objects of your application.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-colour

Install python3-colour Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-colour

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-colour

How To Uninstall python3-colour on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-colour

Uninstall python3-colour And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-colour

Remove python3-colour Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-colour

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

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

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

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Summary

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