How To Install python-sugar3 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sugar3 on Debian 9. python-sugar3 is Sugar Learning Platform - toolkit Python bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sugar3 on Debian 9.

What is python-sugar3

python-sugar3 is:

Sugar Learning Platform promotes collaborative learning through Sugar Activities that encourage critical thinking, the heart of a quality education. Designed from the ground up especially for children, Sugar offers an alternative to traditional ??office-desktop?? software.

The sugar3 library contains a set of widgets to build HIG compliant applications and interfaces to interact with system services like presence and the datastore.

This package contains Python bindings.

There are three methods to install python-sugar3 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-sugar3 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-sugar3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-sugar3

Install python-sugar3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-sugar3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-sugar3

Install python-sugar3 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-sugar3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-sugar3

How To Uninstall python-sugar3 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-sugar3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-sugar3

Uninstall python-sugar3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-sugar3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sugar3

Remove python-sugar3 Configurations and Data

To remove python-sugar3 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-sugar3

Remove python-sugar3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-sugar3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sugar3

Dependencies

python-sugar3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sugar3 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.