How To Install python-flask-migrate on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-migrate on Ubuntu 18.04. python-flask-migrate is SQLAlchemy database migrations for Flask applications using Alembic

Introduction

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

What is python-flask-migrate

python-flask-migrate is:

Flask-Migrate is an extension that handles SQLAlchemy database migrations for Flask applications using Alembic. The database operations are provided as command line arguments for Flask-Script.

This is the Python 2 package

There are three methods to install python-flask-migrate 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-migrate 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-migrate using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-flask-migrate

Install python-flask-migrate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-flask-migrate

Install python-flask-migrate 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-migrate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-flask-migrate

How To Uninstall python-flask-migrate on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-flask-migrate

Uninstall python-flask-migrate And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-flask-migrate 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-migrate

Remove python-flask-migrate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-flask-migrate

Remove python-flask-migrate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-flask-migrate

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Summary

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