How To Install python-opengl on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-opengl on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-opengl
python-opengl is:
PyOpenGL is a cross-platform open source Python binding to the standard OpenGL API providing 2D and 3D graphic drawing. PyOpenGL supports the GL, GLU, GLE, and GLUT libraries. The library can be used with the Tkinter, wxPython, FxPy, and Win32GUI windowing libraries (or almost any Python windowing library which can provide an OpenGL context).
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-opengl 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 python-opengl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-opengl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-opengl
Install python-opengl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-opengl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-opengl
Install python-opengl 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 python-opengl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-opengl
How To Uninstall python-opengl on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-opengl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-opengl
Uninstall python-opengl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-opengl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-opengl
Remove python-opengl Configurations and Data
To remove python-opengl configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-opengl
Remove python-opengl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-opengl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-opengl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-opengl package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
