How To Install python-pygments on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygments on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pygments
python-pygments is:
Pygments aims to be a generic syntax highlighter for general use in all kinds of software such as forum systems, wikis or other applications that need to prettify source code.
Highlights are:
- a wide range of common languages and markup formats is supported
- special attention is paid to details, increasing quality by a fair amount
- support for new languages and formats are added easily
- a number of output formats, presently HTML, LaTeX and ANSI sequences
- it is usable as a command-line tool and as a library
There are three methods to install python-pygments 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-pygments 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-pygments using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pygments
Install python-pygments Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pygments using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pygments
Install python-pygments 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-pygments using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pygments
How To Uninstall python-pygments on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pygments package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pygments
Uninstall python-pygments And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pygments and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pygments
Remove python-pygments Configurations and Data
To remove python-pygments configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pygments
Remove python-pygments configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pygments configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pygments
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygments package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
