How To Install drpython on Debian 10

Learn how to install drpython on Debian 10 with this tutorial. drpython is simple and customizable editor for the Python language

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install drpython on Debian 10.

What is drpython

drpython is:

DrPython is a clean and simple yet powerful and highly customizable editor/environment for developing programs written in Python.

DrPython features:

  • a high degree of customization through themes, which can change look and feel, behavior, shortcuts and more
  • DrScript: Write custom Python scripts with access to DrPython internals, and access them from the menu
  • bookmarks to quickly jump to files and directories
  • Python debugger support
  • a class browser
  • printing support

There are three methods to install drpython on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install drpython Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install drpython

Install drpython Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install drpython using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install drpython

Install drpython 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 drpython using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install drpython

How To Uninstall drpython on Debian 10

To uninstall only the drpython package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove drpython

Uninstall drpython And Its Dependencies

To uninstall drpython and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove drpython

Remove drpython Configurations and Data

To remove drpython configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge drpython

Remove drpython configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge drpython

Dependencies

drpython have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install drpython package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.