How To Install python-azure on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-azure on Debian 9. python-azure is Microsoft Azure SDK for Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-azure on Debian 9.

What is python-azure

python-azure is:

The Azure SDK provides a set of Python packages that make it easy to access the Microsoft Azure components such as ServiceManagement, Storage, and ServiceBug.

This package contains the Python 2.x modules.

There are three methods to install python-azure 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 python-azure 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-azure using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-azure

Install python-azure Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-azure

Install python-azure 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-azure using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-azure

How To Uninstall python-azure on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-azure package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-azure

Uninstall python-azure And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-azure

Remove python-azure Configurations and Data

To remove python-azure configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-azure

Remove python-azure configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-azure

Dependencies

python-azure have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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