How To Install python3-geis on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-geis on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-geis is python bindings for libgeis

Introduction

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

What is python3-geis

python3-geis is:

A common API for clients of a systemwide gesture recognition and propagation engine.

This package provides native bindings so that you can use GEIS from a Python program.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-geis

Install python3-geis Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-geis

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-geis

How To Uninstall python3-geis on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-geis

Uninstall python3-geis And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-geis

Remove python3-geis Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-geis

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

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

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

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Summary

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