How To Install python-bloom on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bloom on Debian 9. python-bloom is Bloom is a release automation tool from Robot OS

Introduction

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

What is python-bloom

python-bloom is:

This package is part of Robot OS (ROS). It (bloom) provides tools for releasing software on top of a git repository and uses tools and patterns from git-buildpackage. Additionally, bloom uses meta and build information from catkin (https://github.com/ros/catkin) to automate release branching and the generation of platform specific source packages, like debian’s src-debs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-bloom

Install python-bloom Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-bloom

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-bloom

How To Uninstall python-bloom on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-bloom

Uninstall python-bloom And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-bloom

Remove python-bloom Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-bloom

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-bloom have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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