How To Install python-termcolor on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-termcolor on Debian 9.
What is python-termcolor
python-termcolor is:
The termcolor Python module provides ANSII Color formatting for output in terminal. It may be useful for the output of unit testing results in color, for example using openstack.nose_plugin.
This package provides the module for Python 2.x.
There are three methods to install python-termcolor 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-termcolor 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-termcolor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-termcolor
Install python-termcolor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-termcolor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-termcolor
Install python-termcolor 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-termcolor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-termcolor
How To Uninstall python-termcolor on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-termcolor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-termcolor
Uninstall python-termcolor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-termcolor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-termcolor
Remove python-termcolor Configurations and Data
To remove python-termcolor configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-termcolor
Remove python-termcolor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-termcolor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-termcolor
Dependencies
python-termcolor have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-termcolor package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
