How To Install python-phpserialize on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-phpserialize on Debian 9. python-phpserialize is Python port of PHP serialize and unserialize functions (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-phpserialize

python-phpserialize is:

This module implements the Python serialization interface (eg: provides dumps, loads and similar functions).

This package contains phpserialize for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-phpserialize

Install python-phpserialize Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-phpserialize

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-phpserialize

How To Uninstall python-phpserialize on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-phpserialize

Uninstall python-phpserialize And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-phpserialize

Remove python-phpserialize Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-phpserialize

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-phpserialize have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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