How To Install python-xtermcolor on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xtermcolor on Debian 9.
What is python-xtermcolor
python-xtermcolor is:
This module provides a simple API to print in color on terminals, it can accept RGB and ANSI colors, and can use 256 colors.
This package provides Python 2.x version of python-xtermcolor
There are three methods to install python-xtermcolor 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-xtermcolor 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-xtermcolor using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-xtermcolor
Install python-xtermcolor Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-xtermcolor using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-xtermcolor
Install python-xtermcolor 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-xtermcolor using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-xtermcolor
How To Uninstall python-xtermcolor on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-xtermcolor package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-xtermcolor
Uninstall python-xtermcolor And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-xtermcolor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-xtermcolor
Remove python-xtermcolor Configurations and Data
To remove python-xtermcolor configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-xtermcolor
Remove python-xtermcolor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-xtermcolor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-xtermcolor
Dependencies
python-xtermcolor have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xtermcolor package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
