How To Install python-pytyrant on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pytyrant on Debian 9. python-pytyrant is Pure Python client implementation of the Tokyo Tyrant protocol

Introduction

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

What is python-pytyrant

python-pytyrant is:

A pure Python client implementation of the binary Tokyo Tyrant protocol. Tokyo Cabinet http://tokyocabinet.sourceforge.net/ is a “super hyper ultra database manager” written and maintained by Mikio Hirabayashi and released under the LGPL.

Tokyo Tyrant is the de facto database server for Tokyo Cabinet written and maintained by the same author. It supports a REST HTTP protocol, memcached, and its own simple binary protocol. This library implements the full binary protocol for the Tokyo Tyrant 1.1.17 in pure Python as defined here::

http://tokyocabinet.sourceforge.net/tyrantdoc/

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pytyrant

Install python-pytyrant Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pytyrant

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pytyrant

How To Uninstall python-pytyrant on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pytyrant

Uninstall python-pytyrant And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pytyrant

Remove python-pytyrant Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pytyrant

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pytyrant have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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