How To Install python-yenc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-yenc on Debian 9.
What is python-yenc
python-yenc is:
The yEnc module provides a simple API for raw encoding/decoding of yencoded binaries, mainly used when retrieving from or posting to Usenet. It is significantly faster than any pure-Python implementation.
There are three methods to install python-yenc 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-yenc 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-yenc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-yenc
Install python-yenc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-yenc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-yenc
Install python-yenc 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-yenc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-yenc
How To Uninstall python-yenc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-yenc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-yenc
Uninstall python-yenc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-yenc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-yenc
Remove python-yenc Configurations and Data
To remove python-yenc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-yenc
Remove python-yenc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-yenc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-yenc
Dependencies
python-yenc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-yenc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
