How To Install python-persistent on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-persistent on Debian 9.

What is python-persistent

python-persistent is:

This package contains a generic persistence implementation for Python. It forms the core protocol for making objects interact “transparently” with a database such as the ZODB.

This is the Python 2 version.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-persistent

Install python-persistent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-persistent

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-persistent

How To Uninstall python-persistent on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-persistent

Uninstall python-persistent And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-persistent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-persistent

Remove python-persistent Configurations and Data

To remove python-persistent configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-persistent

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-persistent have the following dependencies:

• python
• python
• python-zope.interface
• python

References

• python-persistent website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-persistent package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.