How To Install python3-webassets on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-webassets on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-webassets is Asset management application for Python web development (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-webassets

python3-webassets is:

Assets helps you merge and compress any JavaScript and CSS files on your web development project.

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-webassets

Install python3-webassets Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-webassets

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-webassets

How To Uninstall python3-webassets on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-webassets

Uninstall python3-webassets And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-webassets

Remove python3-webassets Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-webassets

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

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

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

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Summary

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