How To Install python-cssmin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cssmin on Ubuntu 18.04. python-cssmin is YUI CSS compression algorithm (Python 2 version)

Introduction

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

What is python-cssmin

python-cssmin is:

cssmin is a Python port of the YUI Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) compressor. It can be used as a module from other Python programs, including as a filter for python-webassets bundles.

This package contains the Python 2 modules for cssmin. See the cssmin package for the command line tools.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-cssmin

Install python-cssmin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-cssmin

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-cssmin

How To Uninstall python-cssmin on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-cssmin

Uninstall python-cssmin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cssmin

Remove python-cssmin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-cssmin

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

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

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

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Summary

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