How To Install python-pil on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pil on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-pil
python-pil is:
The Python Imaging Library (PIL) adds an image object to your Python interpreter. You can load images from a variety of file formats, and apply a rich set of image operations to them.
Image Objects: o Bilevel, greyscale, palette, true colour (RGB), true colour with transparency (RGBA). o colour separation (CMYK). o Copy, cut, paste operations. o Flip, transpose, resize, rotate, and arbitrary affine transforms. o Transparency operations. o Channel and point operations. o Colour transforms, including matrix operations. o Image enhancement, including convolution filters.
File Formats: o Full (Open/Load/Save): BMP, EPS (with ghostscript), GIF, IM, JPEG, MSP, PDF, PNG, PPM, TIFF, XBM. o Read only (Open/Load): ARG, CUR, DCX, FLI, FPX, GBR, GD, ICO, IMT, IPTC, MCIDAS, MPEG, PhotoCD, PCX, PIXAR, PSD, TGA, SGI, SUN, TGA, WMF, XPM. o Save only: PDF, EPS (without ghostscript).
There are three methods to install python-pil 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-pil 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-pil using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pil
Install python-pil Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pil using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pil
Install python-pil 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-pil using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pil
How To Uninstall python-pil on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-pil package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pil
Uninstall python-pil And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pil
Remove python-pil Configurations and Data
To remove python-pil configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pil
Remove python-pil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pil
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pil package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
