How To Install python3-pyte on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyte on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pyte is simple VTXXX-compatible terminal emulator (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-pyte

python3-pyte is:

pyte is an in-memory VTXXX-compatible terminal emulator, where XXX stands for a series of video terminals, developed by DEC between 1970 and 1995.

pyte is as a fork of vt102, which was an incomplete pure Python implementation of VT100 terminal.

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyte

Install python3-pyte Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyte

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyte

How To Uninstall python3-pyte on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyte

Uninstall python3-pyte And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyte

Remove python3-pyte Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyte

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

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

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

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Summary

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