How To Install python-ipy on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-ipy on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-ipy is Python module for handling IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and networks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ipy on Debian 10.

What is python-ipy

python-ipy is:

IPy is a Python module for handling IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and networks in a fashion similar to perl’s Net::IP and friends. The IP class allows a comfortable parsing and handling for most notations in use for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and networks.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-ipy

Install python-ipy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-ipy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-ipy

How To Uninstall python-ipy on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-ipy

Uninstall python-ipy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-ipy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ipy

Remove python-ipy Configurations and Data

To remove python-ipy configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ipy

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-ipy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ipy package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.