How To Install hexchat-python on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexchat-python on Debian 9.
What is hexchat-python
hexchat-python is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install hexchat-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 hexchat-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 hexchat-python using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hexchat-python
Install hexchat-python Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hexchat-python using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hexchat-python
Install hexchat-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 hexchat-python using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hexchat-python
How To Uninstall hexchat-python on Debian 9
To uninstall only the hexchat-python package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hexchat-python
Uninstall hexchat-python And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hexchat-python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hexchat-python
Remove hexchat-python Configurations and Data
To remove hexchat-python configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hexchat-python
Remove hexchat-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hexchat-python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hexchat-python
Dependencies
hexchat-python have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexchat-python package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.