How To Install python-fcgi on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fcgi on Debian 9. python-fcgi is Simple FastCGI module for Python

Introduction

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

What is python-fcgi

python-fcgi is:

Handles communication with the FastCGI module of the web server without using the FastCGI developers kit. It will also work in a straight CGI environment that does not use FastCGI.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-fcgi

Install python-fcgi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-fcgi

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-fcgi

How To Uninstall python-fcgi on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-fcgi

Uninstall python-fcgi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fcgi

Remove python-fcgi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-fcgi

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-fcgi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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