How To Install python-xlib on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xlib
on Debian 10.
What is python-xlib
python-xlib is:
python-xlib is a 100% pure Python implementation of the X11 protocol. It currently implements client-side X11R6 fully, supports the resource database, ICCM, and the Shape extension.
This is a Python 2 version of the package
There are three methods to install python-xlib
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-xlib 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-xlib
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-xlib
Install python-xlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-xlib
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-xlib
Install python-xlib 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-xlib
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-xlib
How To Uninstall python-xlib on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-xlib
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-xlib
Uninstall python-xlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-xlib
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-xlib
Remove python-xlib Configurations and Data
To remove python-xlib
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-xlib
Remove python-xlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-xlib
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-xlib
Dependencies
python-xlib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xlib
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.