How To Install python-pmw on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pmw on Debian 9. python-pmw is Pmw – Python MegaWidgets

Introduction

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

What is python-pmw

python-pmw is:

Pmw is a framework for building high-level compound widgets in Python using the Tkinter interface to the Tk graphics library. It consists of a set of base classes and a library of flexible and extensible megawidgets built on these base classes.

This package provides the pmw modules

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pmw

Install python-pmw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pmw

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pmw

How To Uninstall python-pmw on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pmw

Uninstall python-pmw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pmw

Remove python-pmw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pmw

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pmw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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