How To Install python-libolecf on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libolecf on Debian 9. python-libolecf is OLE2 Compound File format access library – Python 2 bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libolecf on Debian 9.

What is python-libolecf

python-libolecf is:

libolecf is a library to access the OLE 2 Compound File (OLECF) format.

This package contains Python 2 bindings for libolecf.

There are three methods to install python-libolecf 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-libolecf 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-libolecf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-libolecf

Install python-libolecf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-libolecf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-libolecf

Install python-libolecf 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-libolecf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-libolecf

How To Uninstall python-libolecf on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-libolecf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-libolecf

Uninstall python-libolecf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-libolecf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libolecf

Remove python-libolecf Configurations and Data

To remove python-libolecf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-libolecf

Remove python-libolecf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-libolecf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libolecf

Dependencies

python-libolecf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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