How To Install python-pythoncard on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pythoncard on Debian 9.
What is python-pythoncard
python-pythoncard is:
PythonCard is a GUI construction framework for building cross-platform desktop applications on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, using the Python language. It is based on the wxPython bindings for the wxWidgets toolkit (formerly known as wxWindows).
This package includes the PythonCard Python package and all of its associated Python modules.
There are three methods to install python-pythoncard 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-pythoncard 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-pythoncard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pythoncard
Install python-pythoncard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pythoncard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pythoncard
Install python-pythoncard 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-pythoncard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pythoncard
How To Uninstall python-pythoncard on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pythoncard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pythoncard
Uninstall python-pythoncard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pythoncard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pythoncard
Remove python-pythoncard Configurations and Data
To remove python-pythoncard configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pythoncard
Remove python-pythoncard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pythoncard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pythoncard
Dependencies
python-pythoncard have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pythoncard package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
