How To Install python-parallel on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-parallel on Debian 10.
What is python-parallel
python-parallel is:
This module capsulates the access for the parallel port. It provides backends for standard Python running on Windows, Linux, BSD (possibly any POSIX compliant system). The module named “parallel” automatically selects the appropriate backend.
There are three methods to install python-parallel 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-parallel 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-parallel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-parallel
Install python-parallel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-parallel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-parallel
Install python-parallel 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-parallel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-parallel
How To Uninstall python-parallel on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-parallel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-parallel
Uninstall python-parallel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-parallel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-parallel
Remove python-parallel Configurations and Data
To remove python-parallel configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-parallel
Remove python-parallel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-parallel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-parallel
Dependencies
python-parallel have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-parallel package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
