How To Install python-gpyconf on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gpyconf on Debian 9. python-gpyconf is Python configuration framework with support for multiple backends

Introduction

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

What is python-gpyconf

python-gpyconf is:

A modular Python configuration framework with support for multiple backends (ConfigParser, XML, JSON, …) and multiple frontends (GTK+, Web, …).

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-gpyconf

Install python-gpyconf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-gpyconf

Install python-gpyconf 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-gpyconf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-gpyconf

How To Uninstall python-gpyconf on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-gpyconf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-gpyconf

Uninstall python-gpyconf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gpyconf

Remove python-gpyconf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-gpyconf

Remove python-gpyconf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gpyconf

Dependencies

python-gpyconf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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