How To Install python-gtk2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gtk2 on Debian 10.
What is python-gtk2
python-gtk2 is:
This archive contains modules that allow you to use GTK+ in Python programs.
This package is deprecated, you should migrate to using gobject-introspection (GIR) based python bindings instead (PyGObject). https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/PyGObject/IntrospectionPorting
There are three methods to install python-gtk2 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-gtk2 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-gtk2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gtk2
Install python-gtk2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gtk2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gtk2
Install python-gtk2 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-gtk2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gtk2
How To Uninstall python-gtk2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-gtk2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gtk2
Uninstall python-gtk2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gtk2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gtk2
Remove python-gtk2 Configurations and Data
To remove python-gtk2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gtk2
Remove python-gtk2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gtk2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gtk2
Dependencies
python-gtk2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gtk2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
