How To Install python-u-msgpack on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-u-msgpack on Debian 9. python-u-msgpack is Python MessagePack serializer and deserializer

Introduction

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

What is python-u-msgpack

python-u-msgpack is:

A lightweight MessagePack serializer and deserializer module written in pure Python, compatible with both Python 2 and Python 3, as well as CPython and PyPy implementations of Python. u-msgpack-python is fully compliant with the latest MessagePack specification. In particular, it supports the new binary, UTF-8 string, and application-defined ext types.

This is the Python 2 package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-u-msgpack

Install python-u-msgpack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-u-msgpack

Install python-u-msgpack 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-u-msgpack using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-u-msgpack

How To Uninstall python-u-msgpack on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-u-msgpack

Uninstall python-u-msgpack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-u-msgpack

Remove python-u-msgpack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-u-msgpack

Remove python-u-msgpack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-u-msgpack

Dependencies

python-u-msgpack have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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