How To Install python3-pyx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-pyx
python3-pyx is:
PyX is a Python 3 module for generating encapsulated PostScript, PDF and SVG figures using an abstraction of PostScript and TeX.
The module provides access to PostScript features such as paths, line-styles, fill patterns, transformations, and clipping. Geometric operations on paths such as intersections, transformations, and splitting are also supported.
PyX also allows flexible graph generation with many different graph and axis styles.
Use the python-pyx package for a version of PyX compatible with Python 2.
There are three methods to install python3-pyx 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-pyx 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-pyx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyx
Install python3-pyx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pyx
Install python3-pyx 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-pyx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyx
How To Uninstall python3-pyx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-pyx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pyx
Uninstall python3-pyx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pyx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyx
Remove python3-pyx Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pyx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyx
Remove python3-pyx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pyx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.