How To Install pypy-six on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-six on Debian 9.
What is pypy-six
pypy-six is:
Six is a Python 2 and 3 compatibility library. It provides utility functions for smoothing over the differences between the Python versions with the goal of writing Python code that is compatible on both Python versions.
This package provides Six on the PyPy module path. It is complemented by python-six and python3-six.
There are three methods to install pypy-six 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 pypy-six 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-six using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pypy-six
Install pypy-six Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pypy-six using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pypy-six
Install pypy-six 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-six using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pypy-six
How To Uninstall pypy-six on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pypy-six package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pypy-six
Uninstall pypy-six And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pypy-six and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-six
Remove pypy-six Configurations and Data
To remove pypy-six configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-six
Remove pypy-six configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pypy-six configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypy-six
Dependencies
pypy-six have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-six package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.