How To Install python-pager on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pager on Debian 9.
What is python-pager
python-pager is:
Pager is a Python module that pages output to the screen, reads keys and console dimensions without executing external utils. It was meant to be included in the Python standard library.
This package contains the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-pager 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-pager 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-pager using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pager
Install python-pager Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pager using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pager
Install python-pager 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-pager using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pager
How To Uninstall python-pager on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pager package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pager
Uninstall python-pager And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pager
Remove python-pager Configurations and Data
To remove python-pager configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pager
Remove python-pager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pager configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pager
Dependencies
python-pager have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pager package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
