How To Install python-gdbm on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gdbm on Debian 9.
What is python-gdbm
python-gdbm is:
GNU dbm database module for Python. Install this if you want to create or read GNU dbm database files with Python.
There are three methods to install python-gdbm 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-gdbm 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-gdbm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gdbm
Install python-gdbm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gdbm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gdbm
Install python-gdbm 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-gdbm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gdbm
How To Uninstall python-gdbm on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-gdbm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gdbm
Uninstall python-gdbm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gdbm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gdbm
Remove python-gdbm Configurations and Data
To remove python-gdbm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gdbm
Remove python-gdbm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gdbm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gdbm
Dependencies
python-gdbm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gdbm package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
