How To Install python3-commonmark-bkrs on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-commonmark-bkrs on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-commonmark-bkrs is Python parser for the CommonMark Markdown spec – Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-commonmark-bkrs on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-commonmark-bkrs

python3-commonmark-bkrs is:

Pure Python port of `jgm’’s CommonMark, a Markdown parser and renderer for the CommonMark (http://commonmark.org) specification, using only native modules.

This provides the CommonMark-py Python package as developed by Bibek Kafle and Roland Shoemaker (BKRS). After release 0.5.4, their project moved to `Read the Docs’ (http://readthedocs.org) and major changes broke compatibility. However some Python packages may still depend on their last implementation, hence this Debian package which is meant to smooth the transition.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-commonmark-bkrs 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 python3-commonmark-bkrs Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-commonmark-bkrs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-commonmark-bkrs

Install python3-commonmark-bkrs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-commonmark-bkrs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-commonmark-bkrs

Install python3-commonmark-bkrs 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 python3-commonmark-bkrs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-commonmark-bkrs

How To Uninstall python3-commonmark-bkrs on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-commonmark-bkrs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-commonmark-bkrs

Uninstall python3-commonmark-bkrs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-commonmark-bkrs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-commonmark-bkrs

Remove python3-commonmark-bkrs Configurations and Data

To remove python3-commonmark-bkrs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-commonmark-bkrs

Remove python3-commonmark-bkrs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-commonmark-bkrs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-commonmark-bkrs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-commonmark-bkrs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.