How To Install python-textile on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-textile on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-textile
python-textile is:
Textile is an XHTML generator that uses a simple markup, similar to the one you can find on most wikis.
This is a Python 2 module that implements a parser and generator that supports the Textile markup syntax.
There are three methods to install python-textile 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-textile 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-textile using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-textile
Install python-textile Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-textile using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-textile
Install python-textile 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-textile using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-textile
How To Uninstall python-textile on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-textile package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-textile
Uninstall python-textile And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-textile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-textile
Remove python-textile Configurations and Data
To remove python-textile configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-textile
Remove python-textile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-textile configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-textile
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-textile package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
