How To Install python-quixote on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-quixote on Ubuntu 18.04. python-quixote is A highly Pythonic Web application framework

Introduction

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

What is python-quixote

python-quixote is:

Quixote is yet another framework for developing Web applications in Python. The design goals were:

  1. To allow easy development of Web applications where the emphasis is more on complicated programming logic than complicated templating.

  2. To make the templating language as similar to Python as possible, in both syntax and semantics. The aim is to make as many of the skills and structural techniques used in writing regular Python code applicable to Web applications built using Quixote.

  3. No magic. When it’s not obvious what to do in a certain case, Quixote refuses to guess.

If you view a web site as a program, and web pages as subroutines, Quixote just might be the tool for you. If you view a web site as a graphic design showcase, and each web page as an individual work of art, Quixote is probably not what you’re looking for.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-quixote

Install python-quixote Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-quixote

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-quixote

How To Uninstall python-quixote on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-quixote

Uninstall python-quixote And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-quixote

Remove python-quixote Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-quixote

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

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

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

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Summary

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