How To Install python-ledger on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ledger on Debian 9.
What is python-ledger
python-ledger is:
Ledger is a powerful and flexible double-entry accounting system run entirely from the command line. Your accounts ledger is stored in one or more plain-text files with a very simple and readable format, and ledger does the hard work of balancing your books and reporting.
This package provides the python module
There are three methods to install python-ledger 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-ledger 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-ledger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ledger
Install python-ledger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ledger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ledger
Install python-ledger 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-ledger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ledger
How To Uninstall python-ledger on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-ledger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ledger
Uninstall python-ledger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ledger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ledger
Remove python-ledger Configurations and Data
To remove python-ledger configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ledger
Remove python-ledger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ledger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ledger
Dependencies
python-ledger have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ledger package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.