How To Install python-subprocess32 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-subprocess32 on Debian 9.
What is python-subprocess32
python-subprocess32 is:
This is a backport of the Python 3.2 subprocess module to replace the stdlib subprocess module of Python versions 2.4 through 2.7, strongly recommended for POSIX systems. It includes a C extension used internally to handle the code path between fork() and exec(), which is more reliable when an application uses threads. Timeout support backported from Python 3.3 is also included. On the background, see PEP-324.
There are three methods to install python-subprocess32 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-subprocess32 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-subprocess32 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-subprocess32
Install python-subprocess32 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-subprocess32 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-subprocess32
Install python-subprocess32 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-subprocess32 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-subprocess32
How To Uninstall python-subprocess32 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-subprocess32 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-subprocess32
Uninstall python-subprocess32 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-subprocess32 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-subprocess32
Remove python-subprocess32 Configurations and Data
To remove python-subprocess32 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-subprocess32
Remove python-subprocess32 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-subprocess32 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-subprocess32
Dependencies
python-subprocess32 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-subprocess32 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
