How To Install python-cssutils on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cssutils on Ubuntu 18.04. python-cssutils is CSS Cascading Style Sheets parser and builder

Introduction

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

What is python-cssutils

python-cssutils is:

Package to parse and build CSS Cascading Style Sheets. DOM only, not any rendering facilities! Base upon and partly implements the following specifications:

  • CSS 2.1 and CSS 2.1 Errata
  • CSS3 Module: Syntax
  • DOM Level 2 Style CSS
  • DOM Level 2 Style Stylesheets
  • CSSOM
  • MediaQueries
  • Namespaces
  • Selectors

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-cssutils

Install python-cssutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-cssutils

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-cssutils

How To Uninstall python-cssutils on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-cssutils

Uninstall python-cssutils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cssutils

Remove python-cssutils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-cssutils

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

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

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

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Summary

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