How To Install stepic on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install stepic on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is stepic
stepic is:
A Python 3 module and command line tool for hiding arbitrary data within images by slightly modifying the colors. These modifications are generally imperceptible to humans, but are machine detectable. Works with RGB, RGBA, or CMYK images.
There are three methods to install stepic 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 stepic Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install stepic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install stepic
Install stepic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install stepic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install stepic
Install stepic 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 stepic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install stepic
How To Uninstall stepic on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the stepic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove stepic
Uninstall stepic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall stepic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove stepic
Remove stepic Configurations and Data
To remove stepic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge stepic
Remove stepic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove stepic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stepic
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install stepic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
