How To Install python-smartpm on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-smartpm on Debian 9.
What is python-smartpm
python-smartpm is:
An alternative package manager that works with dpkg/rpm The Smart Package Manager project has the ambitious objective of creating smart and portable algorithms for solving adequately the problem of managing software upgrading and installation. This tool works in all major distributions (APT, APT-RPM, YUM, URPMI, etc).
This package contains a Python library for Smart.
There are three methods to install python-smartpm 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-smartpm 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-smartpm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-smartpm
Install python-smartpm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-smartpm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-smartpm
Install python-smartpm 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-smartpm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-smartpm
How To Uninstall python-smartpm on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-smartpm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-smartpm
Uninstall python-smartpm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-smartpm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-smartpm
Remove python-smartpm Configurations and Data
To remove python-smartpm configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-smartpm
Remove python-smartpm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-smartpm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-smartpm
Dependencies
python-smartpm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-smartpm package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
