How To Install python3-drizzle on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-drizzle on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-drizzle is Dithered image combination for Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python3-drizzle

python3-drizzle is:

The drizzle library is a Python package for combining dithered images into a single image. This library is derived from code used in drizzlepac. Like drizzlepac, most of the code is implemented in the C language. The biggest change from drizzlepac is that this code passes an array that maps the input to output image into the C code, while the drizzlepac code computes the mapping by using a Python callback. Switching to using an array allowed the code to be greatly simplified.

This is the Python 3 package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-drizzle

Install python3-drizzle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-drizzle

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-drizzle

How To Uninstall python3-drizzle on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-drizzle

Uninstall python3-drizzle And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-drizzle

Remove python3-drizzle Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-drizzle

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

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

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

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Summary

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