How To Install python-lvm2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-lvm2 on Debian 9.
What is python-lvm2
python-lvm2 is:
This package contains the python binding of the lvm2app library. It allows easier access to the basic LVM objects and provides functions to enumerate, create or modify them.
There are three methods to install python-lvm2 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-lvm2 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-lvm2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-lvm2
Install python-lvm2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-lvm2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-lvm2
Install python-lvm2 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-lvm2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-lvm2
How To Uninstall python-lvm2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-lvm2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-lvm2
Uninstall python-lvm2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-lvm2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-lvm2
Remove python-lvm2 Configurations and Data
To remove python-lvm2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-lvm2
Remove python-lvm2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-lvm2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-lvm2
Dependencies
python-lvm2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-lvm2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
