How To Install python-lzma on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-lzma on Debian 10.
What is python-lzma
python-lzma is:
PylibLZMA provides a Python interface for the liblzma library for reading and writing data that has been compressed or can be decompressed by Lasse Collin’s xz / lzma utils.
This package provides the Python2 module.
There are three methods to install python-lzma 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-lzma 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-lzma using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-lzma
Install python-lzma Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-lzma using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-lzma
Install python-lzma 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-lzma using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-lzma
How To Uninstall python-lzma on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-lzma package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-lzma
Uninstall python-lzma And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-lzma and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-lzma
Remove python-lzma Configurations and Data
To remove python-lzma configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-lzma
Remove python-lzma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-lzma configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-lzma
Dependencies
python-lzma have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-lzma package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
