How To Install python-gumbo on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gumbo on Ubuntu 18.04. python-gumbo is pure-C HTML5 parser Python bindings

Introduction

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

What is python-gumbo

python-gumbo is:

Gumbo is an implementation of the [HTML5 parsing algorithm implemented as a pure C99 library with no outside dependencies. It’s designed to serve as a building block for other tools and libraries such as linters, validators, templating languages, and refactoring and analysis tools.

This package contains Python bindings of Gumbo.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-gumbo

Install python-gumbo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-gumbo

Install python-gumbo 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-gumbo using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-gumbo

How To Uninstall python-gumbo on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-gumbo

Uninstall python-gumbo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-gumbo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gumbo

Remove python-gumbo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-gumbo

Remove python-gumbo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gumbo

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Summary

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