How To Install jupyter-nbconvert on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install jupyter-nbconvert on Ubuntu 18.04. jupyter-nbconvert is Jupyter notebook conversion (scripts)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install jupyter-nbconvert on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is jupyter-nbconvert

jupyter-nbconvert is:

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

This package installs the jupyter-nbconvert script.

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

sudo apt-get -y install jupyter-nbconvert

Install jupyter-nbconvert Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install jupyter-nbconvert

Install jupyter-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install jupyter-nbconvert

How To Uninstall jupyter-nbconvert on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove jupyter-nbconvert

Uninstall jupyter-nbconvert And Its Dependencies

To uninstall jupyter-nbconvert and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove jupyter-nbconvert

Remove jupyter-nbconvert Configurations and Data

To remove jupyter-nbconvert configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge jupyter-nbconvert

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

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

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

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Summary

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