How To Install pydf on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pydf on Debian 9. pydf is colourised df(1)-clone

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pydf on Debian 9.

What is pydf

pydf is:

pydf is all-singing, all-dancing, fully colourised df(1)-clone written in Python.

There are three methods to install pydf 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 pydf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pydf

Install pydf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pydf

Install pydf 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 pydf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pydf

How To Uninstall pydf on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove pydf

Uninstall pydf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pydf

Remove pydf Configurations and Data

To remove pydf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pydf

Remove pydf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pydf

Dependencies

pydf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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