How To Install python-typogrify on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-typogrify on Ubuntu 18.04. python-typogrify is filters to transform text into typographically-improved HTML

Introduction

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

What is python-typogrify

python-typogrify is:

This provides a set of custom filters that automatically apply various transformations to plain text in order to yield typographically-improved HTML. While often used in conjunction with Jinja and Django template systems, the filters can be used in any environment.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-typogrify

Install python-typogrify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-typogrify

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-typogrify

How To Uninstall python-typogrify on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-typogrify

Uninstall python-typogrify And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-typogrify

Remove python-typogrify Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-typogrify

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

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

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

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Summary

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