How To Install python-skytools3 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-skytools3 on Debian 9.
What is python-skytools3
python-skytools3 is:
This is a package of tools in use in Skype for replication and failover. It contains the Skytools’ python framework for scripting against a PostgreSQL database, which is used by londiste, walmgr and PGQ.
There are three methods to install python-skytools3 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-skytools3 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-skytools3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-skytools3
Install python-skytools3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-skytools3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-skytools3
Install python-skytools3 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-skytools3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-skytools3
How To Uninstall python-skytools3 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-skytools3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-skytools3
Uninstall python-skytools3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-skytools3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-skytools3
Remove python-skytools3 Configurations and Data
To remove python-skytools3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-skytools3
Remove python-skytools3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-skytools3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-skytools3
Dependencies
python-skytools3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-skytools3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
