How To Install python-dockerpty on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dockerpty on Debian 9.
What is python-dockerpty
python-dockerpty is:
Provides the functionality needed to operate the pseudo-tty (PTY) allocated to a docker container, using the Python client.
This package provides Python 2.x version of dockerpty.
There are three methods to install python-dockerpty 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-dockerpty 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-dockerpty using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-dockerpty
Install python-dockerpty Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dockerpty using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-dockerpty
Install python-dockerpty 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-dockerpty using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-dockerpty
How To Uninstall python-dockerpty on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-dockerpty package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-dockerpty
Uninstall python-dockerpty And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-dockerpty and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dockerpty
Remove python-dockerpty Configurations and Data
To remove python-dockerpty configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-dockerpty
Remove python-dockerpty configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-dockerpty configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dockerpty
Dependencies
python-dockerpty have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dockerpty package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
