How To Install python-hglib on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hglib on Debian 9.
What is python-hglib
python-hglib is:
python-hglib is a library with a fast, convenient interface to Mercurial. It uses Mercurial’s command server for communication with hg. This approach avoids relying on Mercurial’s (unstable) internal Python API, and avoids licensing issues for non-GPL code.
There are three methods to install python-hglib 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-hglib 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-hglib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-hglib
Install python-hglib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-hglib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-hglib
Install python-hglib 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-hglib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-hglib
How To Uninstall python-hglib on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-hglib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-hglib
Uninstall python-hglib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-hglib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-hglib
Remove python-hglib Configurations and Data
To remove python-hglib configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-hglib
Remove python-hglib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-hglib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-hglib
Dependencies
python-hglib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hglib package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.