How To Install python3-vtk7 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-vtk7 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-vtk7
python3-vtk7 is:
The Visualization Toolkit (VTK) is an open-source software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization.
This package provides the python3 bindings for VTK.
There are three methods to install python3-vtk7 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-vtk7 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-vtk7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-vtk7
Install python3-vtk7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-vtk7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-vtk7
Install python3-vtk7 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-vtk7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-vtk7
How To Uninstall python3-vtk7 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-vtk7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-vtk7
Uninstall python3-vtk7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-vtk7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-vtk7
Remove python3-vtk7 Configurations and Data
To remove python3-vtk7 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-vtk7
Remove python3-vtk7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-vtk7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-vtk7
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-vtk7 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.