How To Install python-slimit on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-slimit on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-slimit is JavaScript minifier/parser in Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-slimit on Debian 10.

What is python-slimit

python-slimit is:

SlimIt is a JavaScript minifier written in Python. It compiles JavaScript into more compact code so that it downloads and runs faster.

SlimIt also provides a library that includes a JavaScript parser, lexer, pretty printer and a tree visitor.

This package contains the Python 2 module

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-slimit

Install python-slimit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-slimit

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-slimit

How To Uninstall python-slimit on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-slimit

Uninstall python-slimit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-slimit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-slimit

Remove python-slimit Configurations and Data

To remove python-slimit configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-slimit

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-slimit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-slimit package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.