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