How To Install python-flask-autoindex on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-autoindex on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-flask-autoindex
python-flask-autoindex is:
Flask-AutoIndex is a Flask extension that generates index pages for directories automatically. The result is similar to the pages generated by Apache’s mod_autoindex.
This package contains the module for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-flask-autoindex 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-flask-autoindex 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-flask-autoindex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-flask-autoindex
Install python-flask-autoindex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-flask-autoindex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-flask-autoindex
Install python-flask-autoindex 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-flask-autoindex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-flask-autoindex
How To Uninstall python-flask-autoindex on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-flask-autoindex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-flask-autoindex
Uninstall python-flask-autoindex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-flask-autoindex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-flask-autoindex
Remove python-flask-autoindex Configurations and Data
To remove python-flask-autoindex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-flask-autoindex
Remove python-flask-autoindex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-flask-autoindex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-flask-autoindex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-autoindex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
