How To Install python-dput on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dput on Debian 9. python-dput is next generation Debian package upload tool (Python library)

Introduction

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

What is python-dput

python-dput is:

dput-ng is a Debian package upload tool which provides an easy to use interface to Debian (like) package archive hosting facilities. It allows anyone who works with Debian packages to upload their work to a remote service, including Debian’s ftp-master, mentors.debian.net, Launchpad or other package hosting facilities for Debian package maintainers.

This package provides Python library functions providing core functionality to dput-ng and tools building on top of that. This library provides upload classes, profile parser, sanity checks and helper functions required to build a dput service.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-dput

Install python-dput Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-dput

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-dput

How To Uninstall python-dput on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-dput

Uninstall python-dput And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dput

Remove python-dput Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-dput

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-dput have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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