How To Install python-van.pydeb on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-van.pydeb on Debian 9.
What is python-van.pydeb
python-van.pydeb is:
Provides a Python API for accessing Python package metadata and trandslating that to Debian packaging metadata.
A binary useful in building Debian packages is also provided.
There are three methods to install python-van.pydeb 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-van.pydeb 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-van.pydeb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-van.pydeb
Install python-van.pydeb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-van.pydeb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-van.pydeb
Install python-van.pydeb 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-van.pydeb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-van.pydeb
How To Uninstall python-van.pydeb on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-van.pydeb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-van.pydeb
Uninstall python-van.pydeb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-van.pydeb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-van.pydeb
Remove python-van.pydeb Configurations and Data
To remove python-van.pydeb configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-van.pydeb
Remove python-van.pydeb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-van.pydeb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-van.pydeb
Dependencies
python-van.pydeb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-van.pydeb package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
