Install python-fltk on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install python-fltk

Learn how to install python-fltk with the command sudo apt-get install python-fltk on Ubuntus.


 

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Quick installation of python-fltk:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: python-fltk

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install python-fltk

Package Details

Package:python-fltk
Version:1.3.0-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://pyfltk.sourceforge.net/
Description:Python wrapper for the Fast Light Toolkit pyFltk provides a Python wrapper for the Fast Light Tool Kit cross-platform graphical user-interface library (http://www.fltk.org/). . This package contains the wrapper itself. Homepage: http://pyfltk.sourceforge.net/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/python

How to install python-fltk on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If python-fltk is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L python-fltk' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L python-fltk
Package `python-fltk' is not installed.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing python-fltk:

After system update use the following command to install python-fltk:

sudo apt-get install python-fltk

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove python-fltk from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the python-fltk from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the python-fltk following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  python-fltk

Following command is used to remove the python-fltk package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove python-fltk

This will remove python-fltk and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing python-fltk with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge python-fltk

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove python-fltk

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with python-fltk package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.