How To Install python-instagram on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-instagram on Debian 9. python-instagram is Python 2 client for the Instagram REST and Search APIs

Introduction

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

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 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-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 9

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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.