How To Install python3-sdl2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sdl2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-sdl2
python3-sdl2 is:
PySDL2 is a ctypes based wrapper around the Simple DirectMedia Layer 2 library to allow portable low level access to a video framebuffer, audio output, mouse and keyboard.
This module is built for Python version 3.x.
There are three methods to install python3-sdl2 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-sdl2 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-sdl2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-sdl2
Install python3-sdl2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-sdl2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-sdl2
Install python3-sdl2 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-sdl2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-sdl2
How To Uninstall python3-sdl2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-sdl2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-sdl2
Uninstall python3-sdl2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-sdl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sdl2
Remove python3-sdl2 Configurations and Data
To remove python3-sdl2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sdl2
Remove python3-sdl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-sdl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sdl2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sdl2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
