How To Install python-ipcalc on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ipcalc on Debian 10.
What is python-ipcalc
python-ipcalc is:
This module allows you to perform IP subnet calculations, there is support for both IPv4 and IPv6 CIDR notation.
There are three methods to install python-ipcalc 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-ipcalc 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-ipcalc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ipcalc
Install python-ipcalc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ipcalc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ipcalc
Install python-ipcalc 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-ipcalc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ipcalc
How To Uninstall python-ipcalc on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-ipcalc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ipcalc
Uninstall python-ipcalc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ipcalc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ipcalc
Remove python-ipcalc Configurations and Data
To remove python-ipcalc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ipcalc
Remove python-ipcalc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ipcalc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ipcalc
Dependencies
python-ipcalc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ipcalc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.