How To Install python-pex on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pex on Debian 9.
What is python-pex
python-pex is:
pex is a library for generating .pex (Python EXecutable) files which are executable Python environments in the spirit of virtualenvs. pex is an expansion upon the ideas outlined in PEP 441 and makes the deployment of Python applications as simple as cp. pex files may even include multiple platform-specific Python distributions, meaning that a single pex file can be portable across Linux and OS X.
pex files can be built using the pex tool. Build systems such as Pants and Buck also support building .pex files directly.
This is the Python 2 library version.
There are three methods to install python-pex 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-pex 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-pex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pex
Install python-pex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pex
Install python-pex 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-pex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pex
How To Uninstall python-pex on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pex
Uninstall python-pex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pex
Remove python-pex Configurations and Data
To remove python-pex configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pex
Remove python-pex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pex
Dependencies
python-pex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pex package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
