How To Install python3-instant on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-instant on Debian 9. python3-instant is simple inlining of C/C++ code in Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python3-instant

python3-instant is:

Instant is a Python module that allows for instant inlining of C and C++ code in Python. It is a small Python module built on top of SWIG and Distutils.

Instant is part of the FEniCS project https://fenicsproject.org.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-instant 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-instant 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-instant using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-instant

Install python3-instant Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-instant

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-instant

How To Uninstall python3-instant on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-instant

Uninstall python3-instant And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-instant

Remove python3-instant Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-instant

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-instant have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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