How To Install python3-opengl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-opengl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-opengl
python3-opengl is:
PyOpenGL is a cross-platform open source Python binding to the standard OpenGL API providing 2D and 3D graphic drawing. PyOpenGL supports the GL, GLU, GLE, and GLUT libraries. The library can be used with the Tkinter, wxPython, FxPy, and Win32GUI windowing libraries (or almost any Python windowing library which can provide an OpenGL context).
This is the Python 3 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python3-opengl on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-opengl 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-opengl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-opengl
Install python3-opengl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-opengl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-opengl
Install python3-opengl 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-opengl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-opengl
How To Uninstall python3-opengl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-opengl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-opengl
Uninstall python3-opengl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-opengl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-opengl
Remove python3-opengl Configurations and Data
To remove python3-opengl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-opengl
Remove python3-opengl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-opengl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-opengl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-opengl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
