How To Install libgv-python on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgv-python on Debian 9.
What is libgv-python
libgv-python is:
Graphviz is a set of graph drawing tools. See the description of the graphviz package for a full description.
This package contains the Python bindings.
There are three methods to install libgv-python on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgv-python Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgv-python using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgv-python
Install libgv-python Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgv-python using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgv-python
Install libgv-python 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgv-python using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgv-python
How To Uninstall libgv-python on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgv-python package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgv-python
Uninstall libgv-python And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgv-python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgv-python
Remove libgv-python Configurations and Data
To remove libgv-python configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgv-python
Remove libgv-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgv-python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgv-python
Dependencies
libgv-python have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgv-python package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
