How To Install python-dfdatetime on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dfdatetime on Debian 9. python-dfdatetime is Digital Forensics date and time library for Python 2

Introduction

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

What is python-dfdatetime

python-dfdatetime is:

dfDateTime, or Digital Forensics date and time, provides date and time objects to preserve accuracy and precision.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-dfdatetime

Install python-dfdatetime Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-dfdatetime

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-dfdatetime

How To Uninstall python-dfdatetime on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-dfdatetime

Uninstall python-dfdatetime And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dfdatetime

Remove python-dfdatetime Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-dfdatetime

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-dfdatetime have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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