How To Install python-logbook on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-logbook on Debian 9. python-logbook is logging system for Python that replaces the standard librarys module

Introduction

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

What is python-logbook

python-logbook is:

Logbook is a logging system for Python that replaces the standard library’s logging module. It was designed with both complex and simple applications in mind and the idea to make logging fun

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-logbook

Install python-logbook Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-logbook

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-logbook

How To Uninstall python-logbook on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-logbook

Uninstall python-logbook And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-logbook

Remove python-logbook Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-logbook

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-logbook have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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