How To Install python3-fitz on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 387 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fitz on Ubuntu.
What is python3-fitz
python3-fitz is:
Allows one to access files in PDF, XPS, OpenXPS, CBZ, EPUB, and FB2 (e-books) formats, and it is known for its top performance and high rendering quality.
PDF manipulation and generation functions are available, including metadata and bookmark maintenance, document restructuring, annotation / link handling and document or page creation.
This package contains PyMuPDF.
There are three methods to install python3-fitz on Ubuntu. 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-fitz 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-fitz using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-fitz
Install python3-fitz Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-fitz using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-fitz
Install python3-fitz 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-fitz using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-fitz
How To Uninstall python3-fitz on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-fitz package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-fitz
Uninstall python3-fitz And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-fitz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-fitz
Remove python3-fitz Configurations and Data
To remove python3-fitz configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-fitz
Remove python3-fitz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-fitz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-fitz
Dependencies
python3-fitz have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fitz package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.