How To Install python-bson-ext on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bson-ext on Debian 9. python-bson-ext is C-coded extension to the python-bson package

Introduction

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

What is python-bson-ext

python-bson-ext is:

BSON Python module contains all of the Binary JSON encoding and decoding logic for MongoDB. This package contains an extension written in C for higher performance.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-bson-ext

Install python-bson-ext Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-bson-ext

Install python-bson-ext 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-bson-ext using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-bson-ext

How To Uninstall python-bson-ext on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-bson-ext

Uninstall python-bson-ext And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-bson-ext

Remove python-bson-ext Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-bson-ext

Remove python-bson-ext configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-bson-ext

Dependencies

python-bson-ext have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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