How To Install python-flask-silk on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-silk on Ubuntu 18.04. python-flask-silk is FamFamFam Silk icon set for Flask applications (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-flask-silk

python-flask-silk is:

Flask-Silk is a Flask extension that provides the icons from the FamFamFam Silk icon set for Flask applications, blueprints and other extensions. It also allows one to serve custom icons replacing or extending those from the FamFamFam Silk icon set.

This package contains the module for Python 2.

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

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

Install python-flask-silk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-flask-silk

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-flask-silk

How To Uninstall python-flask-silk on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-flask-silk

Uninstall python-flask-silk And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-flask-silk 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-silk

Remove python-flask-silk Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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