How To Install python-altgraph on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-altgraph on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-altgraph is Python 2 graph (network) package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-altgraph on Debian 10.

What is python-altgraph

python-altgraph is:

altgraph is a fork of graphlib: a graph (network) package for constructing graphs, BFS and DFS traversals, topological sort, shortest paths, etc. with graphviz output.

altgraph includes some additional usage of Python 2.6+ features and enhancements related to modulegraph and macholib.

This package provides the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-altgraph 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 python-altgraph Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-altgraph

Install python-altgraph Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-altgraph

Install python-altgraph 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 python-altgraph using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-altgraph

How To Uninstall python-altgraph on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-altgraph package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-altgraph

Uninstall python-altgraph And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-altgraph

Remove python-altgraph Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-altgraph

Remove python-altgraph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-altgraph

Dependencies

python-altgraph have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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