How To Install python-fcgi on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fcgi on Debian 9.
What is python-fcgi
python-fcgi is:
Handles communication with the FastCGI module of the web server without using the FastCGI developers kit. It will also work in a straight CGI environment that does not use FastCGI.
There are three methods to install python-fcgi 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-fcgi 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-fcgi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-fcgi
Install python-fcgi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fcgi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-fcgi
Install python-fcgi 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-fcgi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-fcgi
How To Uninstall python-fcgi on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-fcgi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-fcgi
Uninstall python-fcgi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-fcgi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fcgi
Remove python-fcgi Configurations and Data
To remove python-fcgi configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-fcgi
Remove python-fcgi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-fcgi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-fcgi
Dependencies
python-fcgi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fcgi package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.