How To Install python-gnome2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gnome2 on Debian 9.
What is python-gnome2
python-gnome2 is:
This archive contains modules that allow you to write Python programs using the GNOME libraries: GnomeVFS, bonobo, libgnome, libgnomeui and libgnomecanvas.
There are three methods to install python-gnome2 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-gnome2 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-gnome2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gnome2
Install python-gnome2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gnome2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gnome2
Install python-gnome2 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-gnome2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gnome2
How To Uninstall python-gnome2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-gnome2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gnome2
Uninstall python-gnome2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gnome2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gnome2
Remove python-gnome2 Configurations and Data
To remove python-gnome2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gnome2
Remove python-gnome2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gnome2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gnome2
Dependencies
python-gnome2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gnome2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.