How To Install python-thrift on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-thrift on Debian 10.
What is python-thrift
python-thrift is:
Thrift is a software framework for the development of reliable and performant communication and data serialization. It combines a software stack with a code generation to build services that operate seamlessly across a number of different development languages.
This package provides the Python bindings for Thrift.
There are three methods to install python-thrift 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-thrift 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-thrift using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-thrift
Install python-thrift Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-thrift using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-thrift
Install python-thrift 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-thrift using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-thrift
How To Uninstall python-thrift on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-thrift package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-thrift
Uninstall python-thrift And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-thrift and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-thrift
Remove python-thrift Configurations and Data
To remove python-thrift configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-thrift
Remove python-thrift configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-thrift configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-thrift
Dependencies
python-thrift have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-thrift package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
