How To Install python-debtcollector on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-debtcollector on Debian 9. python-debtcollector is collection of patterns to collect technical debt - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-debtcollector

python-debtcollector is:

Debtcollector is a collection of Python patterns to help collecting technical debt in a non-destructive manner (following deprecation patterns and strategies and so-on).

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-debtcollector

Install python-debtcollector Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-debtcollector

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-debtcollector

How To Uninstall python-debtcollector on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-debtcollector

Uninstall python-debtcollector And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-debtcollector

Remove python-debtcollector Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-debtcollector

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-debtcollector have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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