How To Install python-systemd on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-systemd on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-systemd is Python 2 bindings for systemd

Introduction

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

What is python-systemd

python-systemd is:

This package contains Python 2 bindings for native access to the systemd facilities.

Functionality is separated into a number of modules:

  • systemd.journal supports sending of structured messages to the journal and reading journal files
  • systemd.daemon wraps parts of libsystemd useful for writing daemons and socket activation
  • systemd.id128 provides functions for querying machine and boot identifiers and a list of message identifiers provided by systemd
  • systemd.login wraps parts of libsystemd used to query logged in users and available seats and machines

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-systemd

Install python-systemd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-systemd

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-systemd

How To Uninstall python-systemd on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-systemd

Uninstall python-systemd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-systemd

Remove python-systemd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-systemd

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-systemd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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