How To Install python-paramiko on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-paramiko on Debian 9.
What is python-paramiko
python-paramiko is:
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There are three methods to install python-paramiko 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-paramiko 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-paramiko using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-paramiko
Install python-paramiko Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-paramiko using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-paramiko
Install python-paramiko 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-paramiko using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-paramiko
How To Uninstall python-paramiko on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-paramiko package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-paramiko
Uninstall python-paramiko And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-paramiko and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-paramiko
Remove python-paramiko Configurations and Data
To remove python-paramiko configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-paramiko
Remove python-paramiko configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-paramiko configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-paramiko
Dependencies
python-paramiko have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-paramiko package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.