How To Install pypi2deb on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pypi2deb
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is pypi2deb
pypi2deb is:
This package provides these tools:
- py2dsp - converts PyPI package to Debian source package
- pypi2debian - converts PyPI repository to Debian repository
Features:
- uses PyPI metadata
- supports Python 2.X, 3.X and PyPy
- guesses build dependencies
- reuses existing Debian package names if already packaged in Debian
- creates -doc package with Sphinx regenerated documentation
- generates ITP email template
- easy to customise (profiles, overrides, templates)
- uses Debian tools to generate files if possible
- integrates with dh-python’s tools
- asynchronous
There are three methods to install pypi2deb
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pypi2deb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pypi2deb
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pypi2deb
Install pypi2deb Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pypi2deb
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pypi2deb
Install pypi2deb 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pypi2deb
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pypi2deb
How To Uninstall pypi2deb on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the pypi2deb
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pypi2deb
Uninstall pypi2deb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pypi2deb
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypi2deb
Remove pypi2deb Configurations and Data
To remove pypi2deb
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pypi2deb
Remove pypi2deb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pypi2deb
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypi2deb
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pypi2deb
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.