How To Install python-pelican on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pelican on Debian 9. python-pelican is transitional dummy package

Introduction

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

What is python-pelican

python-pelican is:

This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pelican

Install python-pelican Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pelican

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pelican

How To Uninstall python-pelican on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pelican

Uninstall python-pelican And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pelican

Remove python-pelican Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pelican

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pelican have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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