How To Install python-sqlkit on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-sqlkit on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-sqlkit is Python tools and GUI application to view and edit databases content

Introduction

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

What is python-sqlkit

python-sqlkit is:

Main features of sqlkit:

  • editor of databases in 2 modes: table & mask
  • based on SQLAlchemy: can cope with many different databases
  • very powerful filtering capabilities:
  • each field can be used to filter visible records
  • date filtering possible also on relative basis (good for saved queries)
  • completion both on local same field and foreign key fields
  • very easy way to draw a layout for mask views
  • sqledit: Python script to edit db
  • completely effortless editing of relationships
  • very easy way to set defaults
  • possibility to display totals in numeric fields
  • constraints: any possible sql constraint can be attached to a Mask or a Table. It can be expressed as a normal SQLAlchemy query or with django-like syntax
  • completely localized
  • easy way to add hooks and validation

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-sqlkit

Install python-sqlkit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-sqlkit

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-sqlkit

How To Uninstall python-sqlkit on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-sqlkit

Uninstall python-sqlkit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sqlkit

Remove python-sqlkit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-sqlkit

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-sqlkit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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