How To Install python-mimeparse on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mimeparse on Debian 9.
What is python-mimeparse
python-mimeparse is:
This module provides basic functions for parsing mime-type names and matching them against a list of media-ranges.
See section 14.1 of RFC 2616 (the HTTP specification) for a complete explanation.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-mimeparse 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-mimeparse 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-mimeparse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-mimeparse
Install python-mimeparse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-mimeparse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-mimeparse
Install python-mimeparse 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-mimeparse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-mimeparse
How To Uninstall python-mimeparse on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-mimeparse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-mimeparse
Uninstall python-mimeparse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-mimeparse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mimeparse
Remove python-mimeparse Configurations and Data
To remove python-mimeparse configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-mimeparse
Remove python-mimeparse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-mimeparse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mimeparse
Dependencies
python-mimeparse have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mimeparse package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
