How To Install python-kafka on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kafka on Debian 9. python-kafka is Pure Python client for Apache Kafka - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-kafka

python-kafka is:

This module provides low-level protocol support for Apache Kafka as well as high-level consumer and producer classes. Request batching is supported by the protocol as well as broker-aware request routing. Gzip and Snappy compression is also supported for message sets.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-kafka

Install python-kafka Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-kafka

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-kafka

How To Uninstall python-kafka on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-kafka

Uninstall python-kafka And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-kafka

Remove python-kafka Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-kafka

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-kafka have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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