How To Install python-minimal on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-minimal on Debian 9.
What is python-minimal
python-minimal is:
This package contains the interpreter and some essential modules. It’s used in the boot process for some basic tasks. See /usr/share/doc/python2.7-minimal/README.Debian for a list of the modules contained in this package.
There are three methods to install python-minimal 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-minimal 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-minimal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-minimal
Install python-minimal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-minimal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-minimal
Install python-minimal 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-minimal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-minimal
How To Uninstall python-minimal on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-minimal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-minimal
Uninstall python-minimal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-minimal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-minimal
Remove python-minimal Configurations and Data
To remove python-minimal configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-minimal
Remove python-minimal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-minimal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-minimal
Dependencies
python-minimal have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-minimal package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
