How To Install dh-python on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-python on Debian 9.
What is dh-python
dh-python is:
This package contains:
- pybuild - invokes various build systems for requested Python versions in order to build modules and extensions
- dh_python2 - calculates Python 2.X dependencies for Debian packages, adds maintainer scripts to byte compile files, etc.
- dh_python3 - calculates Python 3.X dependencies for Debian packages, adds maintainer scripts to byte compile files, etc.
- dh_pypy - calculates PyPy dependencies for Debian packages, adds maintainer scripts to byte compile files, etc.
There are three methods to install dh-python 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 dh-python Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-python using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dh-python
Install dh-python Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dh-python using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dh-python
Install dh-python 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 dh-python using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dh-python
How To Uninstall dh-python on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dh-python package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dh-python
Uninstall dh-python And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dh-python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-python
Remove dh-python Configurations and Data
To remove dh-python configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dh-python
Remove dh-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dh-python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-python
Dependencies
dh-python have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-python package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.