How To Install python-liblnk on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-liblnk on Debian 9.
What is python-liblnk
python-liblnk is:
liblnk is a library to access the Windows Shortcut File (LNK) format.
This package contains Python 2 bindings for liblnk.
There are three methods to install python-liblnk 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-liblnk 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-liblnk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-liblnk
Install python-liblnk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-liblnk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-liblnk
Install python-liblnk 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-liblnk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-liblnk
How To Uninstall python-liblnk on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-liblnk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-liblnk
Uninstall python-liblnk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-liblnk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-liblnk
Remove python-liblnk Configurations and Data
To remove python-liblnk configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-liblnk
Remove python-liblnk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-liblnk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-liblnk
Dependencies
python-liblnk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-liblnk package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
