How To Install python-gitdb on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gitdb on Debian 9. python-gitdb is pure-Python git object database (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-gitdb

python-gitdb is:

The GitDB project implements interfaces to allow read and write access to git repositories. In its core lies the db package, which contains all database types necessary to read a complete git repository. These are the LooseObjectDB, the PackedDB and the ReferenceDB which are combined into the GitDB to combine every aspect of the git database.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-gitdb

Install python-gitdb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-gitdb

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-gitdb

How To Uninstall python-gitdb on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-gitdb

Uninstall python-gitdb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gitdb

Remove python-gitdb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-gitdb

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-gitdb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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