How To Install python-scgi on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-scgi on Debian 9.
What is python-scgi
python-scgi is:
The SCGI protocol is a replacement for the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) protocol. It is a proposed standard for applications to interface with HTTP servers. It is similar to FastCGI but is designed to be easier to implement.
This is a Python package implementing the server side of the SCGI protocol.
There are three methods to install python-scgi 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-scgi 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-scgi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-scgi
Install python-scgi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-scgi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-scgi
Install python-scgi 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-scgi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-scgi
How To Uninstall python-scgi on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-scgi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-scgi
Uninstall python-scgi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-scgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-scgi
Remove python-scgi Configurations and Data
To remove python-scgi configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-scgi
Remove python-scgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-scgi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-scgi
Dependencies
python-scgi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-scgi package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
