How To Install python-ieee1284 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ieee1284 on Debian 9.
What is python-ieee1284
python-ieee1284 is:
This module offers bindings to libieee1284, a cross-platform library for parallel port access. The library runs on Linux, BSD, Windows, Solaris.
There are three methods to install python-ieee1284 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-ieee1284 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-ieee1284 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ieee1284
Install python-ieee1284 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ieee1284 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ieee1284
Install python-ieee1284 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-ieee1284 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ieee1284
How To Uninstall python-ieee1284 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-ieee1284 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ieee1284
Uninstall python-ieee1284 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ieee1284 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ieee1284
Remove python-ieee1284 Configurations and Data
To remove python-ieee1284 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ieee1284
Remove python-ieee1284 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ieee1284 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ieee1284
Dependencies
python-ieee1284 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ieee1284 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
