How To Install python-sigmask on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sigmask on Debian 9. python-sigmask is module for saving and restoring the signal mask

Introduction

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

What is python-sigmask

python-sigmask is:

Simple Python support for saving and restoring the signal mask.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-sigmask

Install python-sigmask Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-sigmask

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-sigmask

How To Uninstall python-sigmask on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-sigmask

Uninstall python-sigmask And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sigmask

Remove python-sigmask Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-sigmask

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-sigmask have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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