How To Install trac-xmlrpc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install trac-xmlrpc on Debian 9. trac-xmlrpc is XML-RPC interface to the Trac wiki and issue tracking system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install trac-xmlrpc on Debian 9.

What is trac-xmlrpc

trac-xmlrpc is:

This plugin allows Trac plugins to export select parts of their interface via XML-RPC. It also includes some exported functions for manipulating tickets, with plans to include interfaces to other parts of Trac’s API.

There are three methods to install trac-xmlrpc 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 trac-xmlrpc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install trac-xmlrpc

Install trac-xmlrpc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install trac-xmlrpc

Install trac-xmlrpc 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 trac-xmlrpc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install trac-xmlrpc

How To Uninstall trac-xmlrpc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the trac-xmlrpc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove trac-xmlrpc

Uninstall trac-xmlrpc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove trac-xmlrpc

Remove trac-xmlrpc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge trac-xmlrpc

Remove trac-xmlrpc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge trac-xmlrpc

Dependencies

trac-xmlrpc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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