How To Install python3-django-markupfield on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-django-markupfield on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-django-markupfield is custom Django field for easy use of markup in text fields (Python3 version)

Introduction

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

What is python3-django-markupfield

python3-django-markupfield is:

An implementation of a custom MarkupField for Django. A MarkupField is in essence a TextField with an associated markup type. The field also caches its rendered value.

It supports these markup types by default:

  • html: allows HTML, potentially unsafe
  • plain: plain text markup, calls urlize and replaces text with linebreaks And these markups if the appropriate Python module is installed:
  • markdown: default markdown renderer (requires python-markdown)
  • restructuredtext: default ReST renderer (requires python-docutils)
  • textile: default textile renderer (requires python-textile)

This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-django-markupfield

Install python3-django-markupfield Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-django-markupfield

Install python3-django-markupfield 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-django-markupfield using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-django-markupfield

How To Uninstall python3-django-markupfield on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-django-markupfield

Uninstall python3-django-markupfield And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-django-markupfield

Remove python3-django-markupfield Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-django-markupfield

Remove python3-django-markupfield configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-django-markupfield

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Summary

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