How To Install python-recommonmark on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-recommonmark on Debian 9. python-recommonmark is CommonMark utility for Docutils and Sphinx projects – Python

Introduction

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

What is python-recommonmark

python-recommonmark is:

The recommonmark Python module allows ones to write CommonMark inside of Docutils and Sphinx projects.

This package installs the library for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-recommonmark

Install python-recommonmark Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-recommonmark

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-recommonmark

How To Uninstall python-recommonmark on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-recommonmark

Uninstall python-recommonmark And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-recommonmark

Remove python-recommonmark Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-recommonmark

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-recommonmark have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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