How To Install python-pelican on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pelican on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pelican
python-pelican is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install python-pelican 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-pelican 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-pelican using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pelican
Install python-pelican Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pelican using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pelican
Install python-pelican 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-pelican using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pelican
How To Uninstall python-pelican on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pelican package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pelican
Uninstall python-pelican And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pelican and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pelican
Remove python-pelican Configurations and Data
To remove python-pelican configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pelican
Remove python-pelican configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pelican configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pelican
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pelican package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.