How to Install and Uninstall python-pygments Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "python-pygments" package

This tutorial shows how to install python-pygments on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python-pygments
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python-pygments" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall python-pygments on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python-pygments
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python-pygments package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python-pygments
Architecture: all
Version: 2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
Priority: optional
Section: python
Source: pygments
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Piotr Ożarowski
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2841
Depends: python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Recommends: python-chardet, python-pkg-resources
Suggests: ttf-bitstream-vera
Filename: pool/main/p/pygments/python-pygments_2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2_all.deb
Size: 521608
MD5sum: 33c5c3c40f5c8599f6ee479359e61494
SHA1: cb086700db87518a6a88f9444499b2402286339f
SHA256: 6279a2faa0ee8b31b76c40149df3379ac9e2d89afe676cfe90c6381f3deaa863
SHA512: f539080a5d2e186bdf7bf1c47cc97bee1590c3d41355e32940ffa1e7471e0cb0b18ed4a7bcbda08aa986f3a8dddc979b680929465132aee1d81460b70b735565
Homepage: http://pygments.org/
Description-en: syntax highlighting package written in Python
Pygments aims to be a generic syntax highlighter for general use in all kinds
of software such as forum systems, wikis or other applications that need to
prettify source code.
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Highlights are:
* a wide range of common languages and markup formats is supported
* special attention is paid to details, increasing quality by a fair amount
* support for new languages and formats are added easily
* a number of output formats, presently HTML, LaTeX and ANSI sequences
* it is usable as a command-line tool and as a library
Description-md5: f1bca78dffbd44d76ff7ad2062c8e190
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome
Supported: 5y

Package: python-pygments
Priority: optional
Section: python
Installed-Size: 2841
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Piotr Ożarowski
Architecture: all
Source: pygments
Version: 2.1+dfsg-1
Depends: python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Recommends: python-chardet, python-pkg-resources
Suggests: ttf-bitstream-vera
Filename: pool/main/p/pygments/python-pygments_2.1+dfsg-1_all.deb
Size: 522152
MD5sum: 01089418cb3749720982028dc8885bcc
SHA1: 80d9734e096d9aa26e1f7ea6b3f0457d45cc60f0
SHA256: cc46079d1d7fd89acab6516bd407c783572253bf5eae47c6ca97f79e64e076dc
Description-en: syntax highlighting package written in Python
Pygments aims to be a generic syntax highlighter for general use in all kinds
of software such as forum systems, wikis or other applications that need to
prettify source code.
.
Highlights are:
* a wide range of common languages and markup formats is supported
* special attention is paid to details, increasing quality by a fair amount
* support for new languages and formats are added easily
* a number of output formats, presently HTML, LaTeX and ANSI sequences
* it is usable as a command-line tool and as a library
Description-md5: f1bca78dffbd44d76ff7ad2062c8e190
Homepage: http://pygments.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome