How To Install python3-gerritlib on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gerritlib on Debian 9. python3-gerritlib is client library for accessing Gerrit with Python3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gerritlib on Debian 9.

What is python3-gerritlib

python3-gerritlib is:

Gerritlib is a Python3 library for interacting with Gerrit.

It aims to provide a more conventionally pythonic way of managing a Gerrit instance.

There are three methods to install python3-gerritlib 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 python3-gerritlib Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-gerritlib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-gerritlib

Install python3-gerritlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-gerritlib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-gerritlib

Install python3-gerritlib 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 python3-gerritlib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-gerritlib

How To Uninstall python3-gerritlib on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-gerritlib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-gerritlib

Uninstall python3-gerritlib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-gerritlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gerritlib

Remove python3-gerritlib Configurations and Data

To remove python3-gerritlib configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gerritlib

Remove python3-gerritlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-gerritlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gerritlib

Dependencies

python3-gerritlib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gerritlib package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.