How To Install python-changelog on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-changelog on Ubuntu 18.04. python-changelog is Sphinx extension to generate changelog files (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-changelog on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-changelog

python-changelog is:

This package provides simple Sphinx markup to render changelog displays (this is the Python 2 version of the extension).

Example:

==================== Changelog for 1.5.6

.. changelog:: :version: 1.5.6 :released: Sun Oct 12 2008

  .. change::
      :tags: general
      :tickets: 27

    Improved the frobnozzle.

  .. change::
      :tags: rendering, tests
      :pullreq: 8
      :changeset: a9d7cc0b56c2

    Rendering tests now correctly render.

There are three methods to install python-changelog on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-changelog 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-changelog using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-changelog

Install python-changelog Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-changelog

Install python-changelog 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-changelog using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-changelog

How To Uninstall python-changelog on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-changelog package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-changelog

Uninstall python-changelog And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-changelog and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-changelog

Remove python-changelog Configurations and Data

To remove python-changelog configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-changelog

Remove python-changelog configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-changelog

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-changelog package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.