How To Install python-futurist on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-futurist on Debian 9.
What is python-futurist
python-futurist is:
Code from the future, delivered to you in the now. For example:
- A futurist.GreenThreadPoolExecutor using eventlet green thread pools. It provides a standard executor API/interface and it also gathers execution statistics.
- A futurist.ProcessPoolExecutor derivative that gathers execution statistics.
- A futurist.SynchronousExecutor that doesn??t run concurrently. It has the same executor API/interface and it also gathers execution statistics.
- A futurist.ThreadPoolExecutor derivative that gathers execution statistics.
- A futurist.periodics.PeriodicWorker that can use the previously mentioned executors to run asynchronous work periodically in parallel or synchronously.
- etc.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-futurist 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-futurist 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-futurist using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-futurist
Install python-futurist Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-futurist using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-futurist
Install python-futurist 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-futurist using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-futurist
How To Uninstall python-futurist on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-futurist package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-futurist
Uninstall python-futurist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-futurist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-futurist
Remove python-futurist Configurations and Data
To remove python-futurist configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-futurist
Remove python-futurist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-futurist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-futurist
Dependencies
python-futurist have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-futurist package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
