How To Install python-paste on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-paste on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-paste is tools for using a Web Server Gateway Interface stack - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-paste on Debian 10.

What is python-paste

python-paste is:

Python Paste brings consistency to Python web development and web application installation, providing tools for both developers and system administrators.

Paste for Administrators:

  • Easily install, run, and configure multiple Paste-enabled web applications at once, and integrate them into your website how you want (SCGI, FCGI, AJP, WSGI)
  • Manage and install web applications system-wide for easy maintenance

Paste for Web Developers:

  • Increase your web application’s audience
  • Provide starter templates and custom commands for using your web framework
  • Keep your development and deployment straightened out, and your automated testing streamlined
  • Attention payed to the full development cycle – starting projects, converting old projects, updating and deploying projects – using a set of complementary packages and tools

There are three methods to install python-paste 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-paste 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-paste using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-paste

Install python-paste Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-paste using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-paste

Install python-paste 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-paste using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-paste

How To Uninstall python-paste on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-paste package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-paste

Uninstall python-paste And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-paste and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-paste

Remove python-paste Configurations and Data

To remove python-paste configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-paste

Remove python-paste configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-paste configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-paste

Dependencies

python-paste have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-paste package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.