How To Install python3-gphoto2 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gphoto2 on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-gphoto2 is Python interface to libgphoto2 (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gphoto2 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-gphoto2

python3-gphoto2 is:

Python-gphoto2 is a comprehensive Python interface (or binding) to libgphoto2. It is built using SWIG to automatically generate the interface code. This gives direct access to nearly all the libgphoto2 functions, but sometimes in a rather un-Pythonic manner.

This package installs the library for Python 3. Task: ubuntustudio-photography

There are three methods to install python3-gphoto2 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-gphoto2 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-gphoto2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-gphoto2

Install python3-gphoto2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-gphoto2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-gphoto2

Install python3-gphoto2 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-gphoto2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-gphoto2

How To Uninstall python3-gphoto2 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the python3-gphoto2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-gphoto2

Uninstall python3-gphoto2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-gphoto2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gphoto2

Remove python3-gphoto2 Configurations and Data

To remove python3-gphoto2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gphoto2

Remove python3-gphoto2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-gphoto2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gphoto2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gphoto2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.