How To Install python-github on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-github on Debian 10.
What is python-github
python-github is:
This is a Python2 library to access the Github API v3. With it, you can manage Github resources (repositories, user profiles, organizations, etc.) from Python scripts.
It covers almost the full API and all methods are tested against the real Github site.
There are three methods to install python-github 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-github 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-github using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-github
Install python-github Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-github using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-github
Install python-github 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-github using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-github
How To Uninstall python-github on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-github package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-github
Uninstall python-github And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-github and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-github
Remove python-github Configurations and Data
To remove python-github configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-github
Remove python-github configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-github configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-github
Dependencies
python-github have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-github package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
