How To Install python-instagram on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-instagram on Debian 10.
What is python-instagram
python-instagram is:
Python-instagram contains the Python bindings to access the Instagram REST and Search API.
This package provides the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-instagram on Debian 10. 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-instagram 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-instagram using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-instagram
Install python-instagram Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-instagram using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-instagram
Install python-instagram 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-instagram using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-instagram
How To Uninstall python-instagram on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-instagram package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-instagram
Uninstall python-instagram And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-instagram and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-instagram
Remove python-instagram Configurations and Data
To remove python-instagram configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-instagram
Remove python-instagram configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-instagram configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-instagram
Dependencies
python-instagram have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-instagram package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
