How To Install python-ckanclient on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ckanclient on Debian 9. python-ckanclient is CKAN client Python package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ckanclient on Debian 9.

What is python-ckanclient

python-ckanclient is:

The CKAN client software may be used to make requests on the Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network (CKAN) API including its REST interface to all primary objects (packages, groups, tags) and its search interface.

There are three methods to install python-ckanclient 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 python-ckanclient 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-ckanclient using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-ckanclient

Install python-ckanclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-ckanclient

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-ckanclient

How To Uninstall python-ckanclient on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-ckanclient

Uninstall python-ckanclient And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-ckanclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ckanclient

Remove python-ckanclient Configurations and Data

To remove python-ckanclient configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ckanclient

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-ckanclient have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ckanclient package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.