How To Install python-recommonmark on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-recommonmark on Ubuntu 18.04. python-recommonmark is CommonMark utility for Docutils and Sphinx projects – Python

Introduction

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

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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

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