How To Install python-mwparserfromhell on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mwparserfromhell on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-mwparserfromhell
python-mwparserfromhell is:
mwparserfromhell is a pure-Python parser (with optional C speedup) for MediaWiki wikicode. It allows parsing and manipulation of complex structures like nested templates, tables, and much more.
Documentation at https://mwparserfromhell.readthedocs.org/
This is the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-mwparserfromhell 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-mwparserfromhell 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-mwparserfromhell using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-mwparserfromhell
Install python-mwparserfromhell Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-mwparserfromhell using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-mwparserfromhell
Install python-mwparserfromhell 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-mwparserfromhell using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-mwparserfromhell
How To Uninstall python-mwparserfromhell on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-mwparserfromhell package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-mwparserfromhell
Uninstall python-mwparserfromhell And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-mwparserfromhell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mwparserfromhell
Remove python-mwparserfromhell Configurations and Data
To remove python-mwparserfromhell configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-mwparserfromhell
Remove python-mwparserfromhell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-mwparserfromhell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mwparserfromhell
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mwparserfromhell package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
