How To Install python3-pyfiglet on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyfiglet on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-pyfiglet
python3-pyfiglet is:
FIGLet is a program that creates large characters out of ordinary screen characters. It takes ASCII text and renders it in ASCII art fonts.
This is a Python 3 port of the original C figlet. It can be used on the commandline or as an Object Oriented driver library in your own programs.
There are three methods to install python3-pyfiglet 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-pyfiglet 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-pyfiglet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyfiglet
Install python3-pyfiglet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyfiglet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pyfiglet
Install python3-pyfiglet 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-pyfiglet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyfiglet
How To Uninstall python3-pyfiglet on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-pyfiglet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pyfiglet
Uninstall python3-pyfiglet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pyfiglet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyfiglet
Remove python3-pyfiglet Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pyfiglet configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyfiglet
Remove python3-pyfiglet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pyfiglet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyfiglet
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyfiglet package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
