How To Install python-nanomsg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nanomsg on Debian 9. python-nanomsg is Python wrapper for nanomsg (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-nanomsg

python-nanomsg is:

nanomsg is a socket library that provides several common communication patterns. It aims to make the networking layer fast, scalable, and easy to use.

This package provides a wrapper for nanomsg for Python 2

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-nanomsg

Install python-nanomsg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-nanomsg

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-nanomsg

How To Uninstall python-nanomsg on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-nanomsg

Uninstall python-nanomsg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nanomsg

Remove python-nanomsg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-nanomsg

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-nanomsg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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