How To Install python-doit on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-doit on Debian 9.
What is python-doit
python-doit is:
doit is an automation tool that brings the power of build-tools to execute any kind of task.
A task describes some computation to be done (actions), and contains some extra meta-data. The actions can be external programs or Python functions. A single task may define more than one action. doit uses the task??s meta-data to:
- cache task results
- correct execution order
- parallel execution
- powerful dependency system
There are three methods to install python-doit 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-doit 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-doit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-doit
Install python-doit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-doit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-doit
Install python-doit 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-doit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-doit
How To Uninstall python-doit on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-doit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-doit
Uninstall python-doit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-doit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-doit
Remove python-doit Configurations and Data
To remove python-doit configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-doit
Remove python-doit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-doit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-doit
Dependencies
python-doit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-doit package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
