How To Install python-pycarddav on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pycarddav on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pycarddav is simple to use CardDAV Python library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pycarddav on Debian 10.

What is python-pycarddav

python-pycarddav is:

pyCardDAV is a Python module for syncing with a CardDAV server. It is mainly used with the binaries provided in pycarddav

There are three methods to install python-pycarddav on Debian 10. 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-pycarddav 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-pycarddav using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pycarddav

Install python-pycarddav Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pycarddav

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pycarddav

How To Uninstall python-pycarddav on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pycarddav

Uninstall python-pycarddav And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pycarddav and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pycarddav

Remove python-pycarddav Configurations and Data

To remove python-pycarddav configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pycarddav

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pycarddav have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pycarddav package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.