How To Install python-gccjit on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gccjit on Debian 9.
What is python-gccjit
python-gccjit is:
The bindings support both CPython 2 and CPython 3 (using Cython).
Note that both libgccjit and the bindings are of “Alpha” quality; the APIs are not yet set in stone, and they shouldn’t be used in production yet.
There are three methods to install python-gccjit 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-gccjit 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-gccjit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gccjit
Install python-gccjit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gccjit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gccjit
Install python-gccjit 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-gccjit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gccjit
How To Uninstall python-gccjit on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-gccjit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gccjit
Uninstall python-gccjit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gccjit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gccjit
Remove python-gccjit Configurations and Data
To remove python-gccjit configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gccjit
Remove python-gccjit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gccjit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gccjit
Dependencies
python-gccjit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gccjit package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
