How To Install python-doc8 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-doc8 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-doc8
python-doc8 is:
Doc8 is an opinionated style checker for rst (with basic support for plain text) styles of documentation.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-doc8 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-doc8 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-doc8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-doc8
Install python-doc8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-doc8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-doc8
Install python-doc8 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-doc8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-doc8
How To Uninstall python-doc8 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-doc8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-doc8
Uninstall python-doc8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-doc8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-doc8
Remove python-doc8 Configurations and Data
To remove python-doc8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-doc8
Remove python-doc8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-doc8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-doc8
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-doc8 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
