How To Install python3-kolab on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-kolab on Debian 9. python3-kolab is Python 3 bindings for Kolab Library

Introduction

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

What is python3-kolab

python3-kolab is:

This package provides the Kolab Python modules icalendar and calendaring.

  • The calendaring module provides some general calendaring functions
  • The icalendar module exposes iCalendar functionality: iCal reading/writing, iTip, iMip.

This contains the Python 3 bindings.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-kolab

Install python3-kolab Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-kolab

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-kolab

How To Uninstall python3-kolab on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-kolab

Uninstall python3-kolab And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-kolab

Remove python3-kolab Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-kolab

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-kolab have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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