How To Install python-flask-script on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-script on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-flask-script
python-flask-script is:
Flask is a micro web framework for Python based on Werkzeug, Jinja 2 and good intentions.
This python2 package adds support for external scripts in Flask.
There are three methods to install python-flask-script 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-script 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-script using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-flask-script
Install python-flask-script Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-flask-script using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-flask-script
Install python-flask-script 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-script using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-flask-script
How To Uninstall python-flask-script on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-flask-script package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-flask-script
Uninstall python-flask-script And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-flask-script 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-script
Remove python-flask-script Configurations and Data
To remove python-flask-script configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-flask-script
Remove python-flask-script configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-flask-script configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-flask-script
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-script package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
