How To Install python-augeas on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-augeas on Debian 10.
What is python-augeas
python-augeas is:
Augeas is a library and command line tool that focuses on the most basic problem in handling Linux configurations programmatically: editing actual configuration files in a controlled manner.
This module provides a Python interface to the Augeas API.
There are three methods to install python-augeas on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-augeas Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-augeas using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-augeas
Install python-augeas Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-augeas using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-augeas
Install python-augeas 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 python-augeas using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-augeas
How To Uninstall python-augeas on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-augeas package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-augeas
Uninstall python-augeas And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-augeas and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-augeas
Remove python-augeas Configurations and Data
To remove python-augeas configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-augeas
Remove python-augeas configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-augeas configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-augeas
Dependencies
python-augeas have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-augeas package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.