How To Install python-gobject on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gobject on Debian 10.
What is python-gobject
python-gobject is:
This package will bring the two versions of GObject Python modules: the deprecated gobject module, and the new gobject-introspection system. It is here for upgrade purposes only. You can remove it safely when nothing else depends on it.
There are three methods to install python-gobject 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-gobject 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-gobject using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gobject
Install python-gobject Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gobject using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gobject
Install python-gobject 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-gobject using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gobject
How To Uninstall python-gobject on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-gobject package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gobject
Uninstall python-gobject And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gobject and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gobject
Remove python-gobject Configurations and Data
To remove python-gobject configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gobject
Remove python-gobject configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gobject configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gobject
Dependencies
python-gobject have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gobject package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.