How To Install python-ntplib on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ntplib on Debian 10.
What is python-ntplib
python-ntplib is:
This module offers a simple interface to query NTP servers from Python.
It also provides utility functions to translate NTP fields values to text. It is pure Python, and only depends on core modules.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-ntplib on Debian 10. 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-ntplib 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-ntplib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ntplib
Install python-ntplib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ntplib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ntplib
Install python-ntplib 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-ntplib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ntplib
How To Uninstall python-ntplib on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-ntplib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ntplib
Uninstall python-ntplib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ntplib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ntplib
Remove python-ntplib Configurations and Data
To remove python-ntplib configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ntplib
Remove python-ntplib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ntplib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ntplib
Dependencies
python-ntplib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ntplib package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
