How To Install python-flufl.lock on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-flufl.lock on Debian 9. python-flufl.lock is NFS-safe file-based lock with timeouts (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-flufl.lock

python-flufl.lock is:

This package provides an NFS-safe file-based locking algorithm influenced by the GNU/Linux open(2) manpage, under the description of the O_EXCL option.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-flufl.lock

Install python-flufl.lock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-flufl.lock

Install python-flufl.lock 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-flufl.lock using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-flufl.lock

How To Uninstall python-flufl.lock on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-flufl.lock package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-flufl.lock

Uninstall python-flufl.lock And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-flufl.lock

Remove python-flufl.lock Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-flufl.lock

Remove python-flufl.lock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-flufl.lock

Dependencies

python-flufl.lock have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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