How To Install python3-zconfig on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-zconfig on Debian 9. python3-zconfig is Structured Configuration Library, for Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python3-zconfig

python3-zconfig is:

ZConfig is a configuration library intended for general use. It supports a hierarchical schema-driven configuration model that allows a schema to specify data conversion routines written in Python. ZConfig’s model is very different from the model supported by the ConfigParser module found in Python’s standard library, and is more suitable to configuration-intensive applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-zconfig

Install python3-zconfig Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-zconfig

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-zconfig

How To Uninstall python3-zconfig on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-zconfig

Uninstall python3-zconfig And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-zconfig

Remove python3-zconfig Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-zconfig

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-zconfig have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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