How To Install python-flask-flatpages on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-flatpages on Ubuntu 18.04. python-flask-flatpages is Provides flat static pages to a Python 2 Flask application

Introduction

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

What is python-flask-flatpages

python-flask-flatpages is:

Flask-FlatPages provides flat static pages to a Flask application, based on text files as opposed to a relational database.

This is a Python 2 package

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-flask-flatpages

Install python-flask-flatpages Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-flask-flatpages

Install python-flask-flatpages 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-flatpages using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-flask-flatpages

How To Uninstall python-flask-flatpages on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-flask-flatpages

Uninstall python-flask-flatpages And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-flask-flatpages 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-flatpages

Remove python-flask-flatpages Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-flask-flatpages

Remove python-flask-flatpages configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-flask-flatpages

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Summary

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