How To Install python-ipython-genutils on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ipython-genutils on Debian 9. python-ipython-genutils is IPython vestigial utilities for Python 2

Introduction

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

What is python-ipython-genutils

python-ipython-genutils is:

Contains some utilities shared by the IPython and Jupyter projects.

No new code should be written against those utilities.

This package installs the library for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-ipython-genutils

Install python-ipython-genutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-ipython-genutils

Install python-ipython-genutils 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-ipython-genutils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-ipython-genutils

How To Uninstall python-ipython-genutils on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-ipython-genutils

Uninstall python-ipython-genutils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-ipython-genutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ipython-genutils

Remove python-ipython-genutils Configurations and Data

To remove python-ipython-genutils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ipython-genutils

Remove python-ipython-genutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ipython-genutils

Dependencies

python-ipython-genutils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ipython-genutils package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.