How To Install libpython2.7 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython2.7
on Debian 9.
What is libpython2.7
libpython2.7 is:
Python is a high-level, interactive, object-oriented language. Its 2.7 version includes an extensive class library with lots of goodies for network programming, system administration, sounds and graphics.
This package contains the shared runtime library, normally not needed for programs using the statically linked interpreter.
There are three methods to install libpython2.7
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 libpython2.7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpython2.7
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpython2.7
Install libpython2.7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpython2.7
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpython2.7
Install libpython2.7 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 libpython2.7
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpython2.7
How To Uninstall libpython2.7 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libpython2.7
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpython2.7
Uninstall libpython2.7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpython2.7
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython2.7
Remove libpython2.7 Configurations and Data
To remove libpython2.7
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpython2.7
Remove libpython2.7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpython2.7
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpython2.7
Dependencies
libpython2.7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython2.7
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.