How To Install python3-powerline on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-powerline on Debian 9.
What is python3-powerline
python3-powerline is:
This package contains the python3 library of Powerline, a prompt and statusline utility. It provides the main Powerline class, entrance point for all Powerline uses.
There are three methods to install python3-powerline 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-powerline 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-powerline using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-powerline
Install python3-powerline Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-powerline using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-powerline
Install python3-powerline 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-powerline using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-powerline
How To Uninstall python3-powerline on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-powerline package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-powerline
Uninstall python3-powerline And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-powerline and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-powerline
Remove python3-powerline Configurations and Data
To remove python3-powerline configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-powerline
Remove python3-powerline configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-powerline configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-powerline
Dependencies
python3-powerline have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-powerline package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
