How To Install python-maxminddb on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-maxminddb
on Debian 9.
What is python-maxminddb
python-maxminddb is:
This is a Python module for reading MaxMind DB files. The module includes both a pure Python reader and an optional C extension.
MaxMind DB is a binary file format that stores data indexed by IP address subnets (IPv4 or IPv6).
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-maxminddb
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-maxminddb 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-maxminddb
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-maxminddb
Install python-maxminddb Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-maxminddb
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-maxminddb
Install python-maxminddb 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-maxminddb
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-maxminddb
How To Uninstall python-maxminddb on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-maxminddb
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-maxminddb
Uninstall python-maxminddb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-maxminddb
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-maxminddb
Remove python-maxminddb Configurations and Data
To remove python-maxminddb
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-maxminddb
Remove python-maxminddb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-maxminddb
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-maxminddb
Dependencies
python-maxminddb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-maxminddb
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.