How To Install python-itango on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-itango on Debian 9.
What is python-itango
python-itango is:
ITango works like a normal python console, but it provides a nice set of features from IPython. It also adds set of PyTango specific features:
- automatic import of Tango objects
- device and attribute name completion
- list tango devices, classes, servers
- customized tango error message
- database utilities
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-itango 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-itango 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-itango using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-itango
Install python-itango Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-itango using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-itango
Install python-itango 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-itango using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-itango
How To Uninstall python-itango on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-itango package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-itango
Uninstall python-itango And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-itango and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-itango
Remove python-itango Configurations and Data
To remove python-itango configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-itango
Remove python-itango configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-itango configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-itango
Dependencies
python-itango have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-itango package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
