How To Install python-libfwsi on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libfwsi on Debian 9. python-libfwsi is Windows Shell Item format access library – Python bindings

Introduction

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

What is python-libfwsi

python-libfwsi is:

libfwsi is a library to access the Windows Shell Item format.

This package contains Python bindings for libfwsi.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-libfwsi

Install python-libfwsi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-libfwsi

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-libfwsi

How To Uninstall python-libfwsi on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-libfwsi

Uninstall python-libfwsi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libfwsi

Remove python-libfwsi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-libfwsi

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-libfwsi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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