How To Install python-ethtool on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ethtool
on Debian 10.
What is python-ethtool
python-ethtool is:
Allows querying and changing of ethernet card settings, such as speed, port, autonegotiation, and PCI locations.
This package provides the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-ethtool
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-ethtool 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-ethtool
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ethtool
Install python-ethtool Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ethtool
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ethtool
Install python-ethtool 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-ethtool
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ethtool
How To Uninstall python-ethtool on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-ethtool
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ethtool
Uninstall python-ethtool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ethtool
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ethtool
Remove python-ethtool Configurations and Data
To remove python-ethtool
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ethtool
Remove python-ethtool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ethtool
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ethtool
Dependencies
python-ethtool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ethtool
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.