How To Install python3-pilkit on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pilkit on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pilkit is Utilities and processors built for, and on top of PIL (Python3 version)

Introduction

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

What is python3-pilkit

python3-pilkit is:

PILKit is a collection of utilities for working with PIL (the Python Imaging Library). One of its main features is a set of processors which expose a simple interface for performing manipulations on PIL images.

This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pilkit

Install python3-pilkit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pilkit

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pilkit

How To Uninstall python3-pilkit on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pilkit

Uninstall python3-pilkit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pilkit

Remove python3-pilkit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pilkit

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

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

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

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Summary

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