How To Install slugify on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install slugify on Ubuntu 18.04. slugify is Python slugify application that handles unicode

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slugify on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is slugify

slugify is:

Python application that returns slugs from unicode strings.

There are three methods to install slugify 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 slugify Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install slugify

Install slugify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install slugify using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install slugify

Install slugify 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 slugify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install slugify

How To Uninstall slugify on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the slugify package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove slugify

Uninstall slugify And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove slugify

Remove slugify Configurations and Data

To remove slugify configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge slugify

Remove slugify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slugify

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Summary

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