How To Install python-trml2pdf on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-trml2pdf on Debian 9.
What is python-trml2pdf
python-trml2pdf is:
Tiny RML2PDF is a tool to easily create PDF document without programming. It can be used as a Python library or as a standalone binary. It converts a RML, an XML dialect that lets you define the precise appearance of a printed document, to a PDF. You can use your existing tools to generate an input file that exactly describes the layout of a printed document, and RML2PDF converts it into PDF. RML is a much more powerful and flexible alternative to XSL:FO.
There are three methods to install python-trml2pdf 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-trml2pdf 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-trml2pdf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-trml2pdf
Install python-trml2pdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-trml2pdf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-trml2pdf
Install python-trml2pdf 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-trml2pdf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-trml2pdf
How To Uninstall python-trml2pdf on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-trml2pdf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-trml2pdf
Uninstall python-trml2pdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-trml2pdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-trml2pdf
Remove python-trml2pdf Configurations and Data
To remove python-trml2pdf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-trml2pdf
Remove python-trml2pdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-trml2pdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-trml2pdf
Dependencies
python-trml2pdf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-trml2pdf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
