How To Install python-pilkit on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pilkit on Debian 9.
What is python-pilkit
python-pilkit is:
PILKit is a collection of utilities for working with PIL (the Python Imaging Library). One of its main features is a set of processors which expose a simple interface for performing manipulations on PIL images.
This package contains the Python 2 version of the library.
There are three methods to install python-pilkit 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-pilkit 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-pilkit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pilkit
Install python-pilkit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pilkit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pilkit
Install python-pilkit 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-pilkit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pilkit
How To Uninstall python-pilkit on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pilkit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pilkit
Uninstall python-pilkit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pilkit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pilkit
Remove python-pilkit Configurations and Data
To remove python-pilkit configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pilkit
Remove python-pilkit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pilkit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pilkit
Dependencies
python-pilkit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pilkit package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
