How To Install python-gudev on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gudev on Debian 9.
What is python-gudev
python-gudev is:
The gudev library makes it much simpler to use libudev from programs already using GObject.
This package provides a Python binding to gudev.
There are three methods to install python-gudev 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-gudev 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-gudev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gudev
Install python-gudev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gudev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gudev
Install python-gudev 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-gudev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gudev
How To Uninstall python-gudev on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-gudev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gudev
Uninstall python-gudev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gudev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gudev
Remove python-gudev Configurations and Data
To remove python-gudev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gudev
Remove python-gudev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gudev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gudev
Dependencies
python-gudev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gudev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
