How To Install python-rencode on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rencode on Debian 10.
What is python-rencode
python-rencode is:
For complex, heterogeneous data structures with many small elements, r-encodings take significantly less space than b-encodings. This version of rencode is a complete rewrite in Cython in order to increase performance over the pure Python module written by Petru Paler, Connelly Barnes et al.
There are three methods to install python-rencode 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-rencode 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-rencode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-rencode
Install python-rencode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-rencode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-rencode
Install python-rencode 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-rencode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-rencode
How To Uninstall python-rencode on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-rencode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-rencode
Uninstall python-rencode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-rencode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rencode
Remove python-rencode Configurations and Data
To remove python-rencode configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-rencode
Remove python-rencode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-rencode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rencode
Dependencies
python-rencode have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rencode package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
