How To Install python3-cssmin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cssmin on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-cssmin is YUI CSS compression algorithm (Python 3 version)

Introduction

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

What is python3-cssmin

python3-cssmin is:

cssmin is a Python port of the YUI Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) compressor. It can be used as a module from other Python programs, including as a filter for python3-webassets bundles.

This package contains the Python 3 modules for cssmin. See the cssmin package for the command line tools.

There are three methods to install python3-cssmin 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-cssmin 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-cssmin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-cssmin

Install python3-cssmin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-cssmin

Install python3-cssmin 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-cssmin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-cssmin

How To Uninstall python3-cssmin on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-cssmin

Uninstall python3-cssmin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cssmin

Remove python3-cssmin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cssmin

Remove python3-cssmin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cssmin

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Summary

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