How To Install pyinfra on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyinfra on Debian 9. pyinfra is state based and programmable service deployment tool

Introduction

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

What is pyinfra

pyinfra is:

pyinfra is an agentless remote server deployment tool resp. service provisioner comparable to Ansible, which could be employed on random Linux servers via SSH. But pyinfra is fully Python programmable, it uses Python programs as deployment scripts and could be used like a library.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pyinfra

Install pyinfra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pyinfra

Install pyinfra 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 pyinfra using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyinfra

How To Uninstall pyinfra on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove pyinfra

Uninstall pyinfra And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyinfra

Remove pyinfra Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pyinfra

Remove pyinfra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyinfra

Dependencies

pyinfra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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