How To Install python-gearman on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gearman on Debian 9.
What is python-gearman
python-gearman is:
Gearman is a system to farm out work to other machines, dispatching function calls to machines that are better suited to do work, to do work in parallel, to load balance lots of functions calls, or to call functions between languages.
This package contains a Python implementation of the Gearman protocol, allowing Python scripts to send and receive Gearman jobs.
There are three methods to install python-gearman 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-gearman 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-gearman using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gearman
Install python-gearman Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gearman using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gearman
Install python-gearman 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-gearman using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gearman
How To Uninstall python-gearman on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-gearman package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gearman
Uninstall python-gearman And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gearman and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gearman
Remove python-gearman Configurations and Data
To remove python-gearman configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gearman
Remove python-gearman configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gearman configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gearman
Dependencies
python-gearman have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gearman package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
