How To Install pypy-setuptools on Debian 10

Learn how to install pypy-setuptools on Debian 10 with this tutorial. pypy-setuptools is PyPy Distutils Enhancements

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-setuptools on Debian 10.

What is pypy-setuptools

pypy-setuptools is:

Extensions to the python-distutils for large or complex distributions.

There are three methods to install pypy-setuptools on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pypy-setuptools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-setuptools

Install pypy-setuptools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pypy-setuptools

Install pypy-setuptools 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 pypy-setuptools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-setuptools

How To Uninstall pypy-setuptools on Debian 10

To uninstall only the pypy-setuptools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pypy-setuptools

Uninstall pypy-setuptools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pypy-setuptools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-setuptools

Remove pypy-setuptools Configurations and Data

To remove pypy-setuptools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-setuptools

Remove pypy-setuptools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypy-setuptools

Dependencies

pypy-setuptools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-setuptools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.