How To Install python-flask-restful on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-restful on Debian 9.
What is python-flask-restful
python-flask-restful is:
Flask-RESTful is an extension for Flask that adds support for quickly building REST APIs. It is a lightweight abstraction that works with your existing ORM/libraries. Flask-RESTful encourages best practices with minimal setup. If you are familiar with Flask, Flask-RESTful should be easy to pick up.
This package provides the module for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-flask-restful 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-flask-restful 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-flask-restful using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-flask-restful
Install python-flask-restful Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-flask-restful using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-flask-restful
Install python-flask-restful 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-flask-restful using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-flask-restful
How To Uninstall python-flask-restful on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-flask-restful package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-flask-restful
Uninstall python-flask-restful And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-flask-restful and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-flask-restful
Remove python-flask-restful Configurations and Data
To remove python-flask-restful configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-flask-restful
Remove python-flask-restful configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-flask-restful configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-flask-restful
Dependencies
python-flask-restful have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flask-restful package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
