How To Install python-nbconvert on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nbconvert on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-nbconvert
python-nbconvert is:
Jupyter nbconvert converts notebooks to various other formats using Jinja templates.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-nbconvert 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-nbconvert 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-nbconvert using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-nbconvert
Install python-nbconvert Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-nbconvert using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-nbconvert
Install python-nbconvert 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-nbconvert using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-nbconvert
How To Uninstall python-nbconvert on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-nbconvert package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-nbconvert
Uninstall python-nbconvert And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-nbconvert and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nbconvert
Remove python-nbconvert Configurations and Data
To remove python-nbconvert configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-nbconvert
Remove python-nbconvert configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-nbconvert configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-nbconvert
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nbconvert package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.