How To Install colortest-python on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install colortest-python on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is colortest-python
colortest-python is:
Most terminals are capable of displaying 16 colors; 8 colors and 2 different brightness values, some (like xterm) can display more, even 256 colors.
The program automatically detects 8, 16, 88, 256 color capabilities (via ncurses) and displays the appropriate color charts. Program can display the colors as blocks or 2d cubes optionally with color values overlaid in int or hex values, it can show the full rgb text string and show the display with a vertical (default) or horizontal orientation.
In addition to the color charts it can also convert between 256 and 88 color values. This can be useful when converting various terminals like between urxvt and xterm-256.
The goal of this program was to provide the functionality of all the various Perl and sh scripts in one place with some bells and whistles.
There are three methods to install colortest-python 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 colortest-python Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install colortest-python using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install colortest-python
Install colortest-python Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install colortest-python using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install colortest-python
Install colortest-python 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 colortest-python using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install colortest-python
How To Uninstall colortest-python on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the colortest-python package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove colortest-python
Uninstall colortest-python And Its Dependencies
To uninstall colortest-python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove colortest-python
Remove colortest-python Configurations and Data
To remove colortest-python configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge colortest-python
Remove colortest-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove colortest-python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge colortest-python
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install colortest-python package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
