How To Install python-azure-storage on Debian 9

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

Introduction

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

What is python-azure-storage

python-azure-storage is:

This Python module provides an API for consuming Microsoft Azure Storage services including Blob, Queue, Table and Files.

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-azure-storage

Install python-azure-storage Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-azure-storage

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-azure-storage

How To Uninstall python-azure-storage on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-azure-storage

Uninstall python-azure-storage And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove python-azure-storage Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-azure-storage have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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