How To Install python-libtorrent-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libtorrent-dbg on Debian 9.
What is python-libtorrent-dbg
python-libtorrent-dbg is:
Bittorrent library by Rasterbar Software (Arvid Norberg). libtorrent-rasterbar is a C++ library that aims to be a good alternative to all the other bittorrent implementations around.
The main goals of libtorrent-rasterbar are:
- to be cpu efficient
- to be memory efficient
- to be very easy to use
This package contains Python bindings for the libtorrent-rasterbar library (debug symbols).
There are three methods to install python-libtorrent-dbg 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-libtorrent-dbg 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-libtorrent-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libtorrent-dbg
Install python-libtorrent-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libtorrent-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libtorrent-dbg
Install python-libtorrent-dbg 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-libtorrent-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libtorrent-dbg
How To Uninstall python-libtorrent-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-libtorrent-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libtorrent-dbg
Uninstall python-libtorrent-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libtorrent-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libtorrent-dbg
Remove python-libtorrent-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove python-libtorrent-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libtorrent-dbg
Remove python-libtorrent-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libtorrent-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libtorrent-dbg
Dependencies
python-libtorrent-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libtorrent-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.