How To Install python-distlib on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-distlib on Debian 10.
What is python-distlib
python-distlib is:
Distlib is a library which implements low-level functions that relate to packaging and distribution of Python software. It is intended to be used as the basis for third-party packaging tools.
There are three methods to install python-distlib 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-distlib 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-distlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-distlib
Install python-distlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-distlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-distlib
Install python-distlib 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-distlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-distlib
How To Uninstall python-distlib on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-distlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-distlib
Uninstall python-distlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-distlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-distlib
Remove python-distlib Configurations and Data
To remove python-distlib configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-distlib
Remove python-distlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-distlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-distlib
Dependencies
python-distlib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-distlib package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
