How To Install python-osd on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-osd on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-osd is Transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-osd on Debian 10.

What is python-osd

python-osd is:

This is a dummy package to ease transition from previous versions of python-osd.

It can be safely removed from your system.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-osd

Install python-osd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-osd

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-osd

How To Uninstall python-osd on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-osd

Uninstall python-osd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-osd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-osd

Remove python-osd Configurations and Data

To remove python-osd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-osd

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-osd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-osd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.