How To Install python-nbconvert on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nbconvert on Debian 9. python-nbconvert is Jupyter notebook conversion (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nbconvert on Debian 9.

What is python-nbconvert

python-nbconvert is:

Jupyter nbconvert converts notebooks to various other formats using Jinja templates.

This package installs the library for Python 2.

There are three methods to install python-nbconvert on Debian 9. 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-nbconvert 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-nbconvert using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-nbconvert

Install python-nbconvert Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-nbconvert

Install python-nbconvert 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-nbconvert

How To Uninstall python-nbconvert on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-nbconvert

Uninstall python-nbconvert And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-nbconvert and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nbconvert

Remove python-nbconvert Configurations and Data

To remove python-nbconvert configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-nbconvert

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-nbconvert have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nbconvert package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.