How To Install python-flask-api on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-api on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-flask-api
python-flask-api is:
Flask API is an implementation of the same web browsable APIs that the Django REST framework provides. It gives you properly content negotiated responses and smart request parsing.
This package contains the Python 2 version of Flask API
There are three methods to install python-flask-api 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-flask-api 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-flask-api using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-flask-api
Install python-flask-api Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-flask-api using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-flask-api
Install python-flask-api 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-flask-api using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-flask-api
How To Uninstall python-flask-api on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-flask-api package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-flask-api
Uninstall python-flask-api And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-flask-api and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-flask-api
Remove python-flask-api Configurations and Data
To remove python-flask-api configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-flask-api
Remove python-flask-api configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-flask-api configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-flask-api
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-api package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
