How To Install python-gamin on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gamin on Debian 10.
What is python-gamin
python-gamin is:
Gamin is a file and directory monitoring system defined to be a subset of the FAM (File Alteration Monitor) system.
This package contains the Python bindings for the gamin client library.
There are three methods to install python-gamin on Debian 10. 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-gamin 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-gamin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gamin
Install python-gamin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gamin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gamin
Install python-gamin 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-gamin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gamin
How To Uninstall python-gamin on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-gamin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gamin
Uninstall python-gamin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gamin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gamin
Remove python-gamin Configurations and Data
To remove python-gamin configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gamin
Remove python-gamin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gamin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gamin
Dependencies
python-gamin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gamin package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.