How To Install pep8 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pep8 on Ubuntu 22.04. pep8 is Python PEP 8 code style checker - transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pep8 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is pep8

pep8 is:

pep8 script was renamed to pycodestyle.

This is transitional package which provides symlink for pep8 script

There are three methods to install pep8 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pep8 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pep8 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pep8

Install pep8 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pep8 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pep8

Install pep8 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 pep8 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pep8

How To Uninstall pep8 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the pep8 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pep8

Uninstall pep8 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pep8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pep8

Remove pep8 Configurations and Data

To remove pep8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pep8

Remove pep8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pep8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pep8

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pep8 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.