How To Install python-greenlet on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-greenlet on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-greenlet is Lightweight in-process concurrent programming

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-greenlet on Debian 10.

What is python-greenlet

python-greenlet is:

The greenlet package is a spin-off of Stackless, a version of CPython that supports micro-threads called “tasklets”. Tasklets run pseudo-concurrently (typically in a single or a few OS-level threads) and are synchronized with data exchanges on “channels”.

greenlet is the standalone package derived from the py lib, and is used by several non-blocking IO packages as a more flexible alternative to Python’s built in coroutines.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-greenlet

Install python-greenlet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-greenlet

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-greenlet

How To Uninstall python-greenlet on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-greenlet

Uninstall python-greenlet And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-greenlet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-greenlet

Remove python-greenlet Configurations and Data

To remove python-greenlet configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-greenlet

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-greenlet have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-greenlet package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.