How To Install python-pypandoc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pypandoc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pypandoc
python-pypandoc is:
pypandoc provides a Python interface to pandoc, a universal document converter with support for most markup languages.
This package provides Python 2.x version of pypandoc.
There are three methods to install python-pypandoc 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-pypandoc 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-pypandoc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pypandoc
Install python-pypandoc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pypandoc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pypandoc
Install python-pypandoc 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-pypandoc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pypandoc
How To Uninstall python-pypandoc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pypandoc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pypandoc
Uninstall python-pypandoc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pypandoc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pypandoc
Remove python-pypandoc Configurations and Data
To remove python-pypandoc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pypandoc
Remove python-pypandoc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pypandoc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pypandoc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pypandoc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
