How To Install python-dicoclient on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dicoclient on Debian 9.
What is python-dicoclient
python-dicoclient is:
GNU Dico is an implementation of the DICT protocol as defined in RFC 2229. It is fully modular: the daemon itself (dicod) provides only the server functionality, and knows nothing about database formats. Actual searches are performed by functions supplied in loadable modules. A single module can serve one or more databases.
This package contains a Python module that provides a Dico client and a simple interactive shell.
There are three methods to install python-dicoclient 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-dicoclient 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-dicoclient using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-dicoclient
Install python-dicoclient Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dicoclient using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-dicoclient
Install python-dicoclient 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-dicoclient using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-dicoclient
How To Uninstall python-dicoclient on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-dicoclient package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-dicoclient
Uninstall python-dicoclient And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-dicoclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dicoclient
Remove python-dicoclient Configurations and Data
To remove python-dicoclient configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-dicoclient
Remove python-dicoclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-dicoclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dicoclient
Dependencies
python-dicoclient have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dicoclient package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
