How To Install python-livereload on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-livereload on Debian 9. python-livereload is automatic browser refresher

Introduction

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

What is python-livereload

python-livereload is:

It is really boring for Web developers to need to refresh their browser every time they save a (CSS, JavaScript, or HTML) file. LiveReload will take care of that for you, so that when you save a file, your browser will refresh itself - and what’s more, it can perform tasks such as compiling LESS to CSS before the browser reload.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-livereload

Install python-livereload Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-livereload

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-livereload

How To Uninstall python-livereload on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-livereload

Uninstall python-livereload And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-livereload

Remove python-livereload Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-livereload

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-livereload have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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