How To Install python-plist on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-plist on Debian 9.
What is python-plist
python-plist is:
libplist is a library for reading and writing the Apple binary and XML property lists format. It’s part of the libimobiledevice stack, providing access to iDevices (iPod, iPhone, iPad …).
This package contains the Python bindings
There are three methods to install python-plist 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-plist 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-plist using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-plist
Install python-plist Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-plist using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-plist
Install python-plist 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-plist using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-plist
How To Uninstall python-plist on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-plist package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-plist
Uninstall python-plist And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-plist and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-plist
Remove python-plist Configurations and Data
To remove python-plist configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-plist
Remove python-plist configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-plist configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-plist
Dependencies
python-plist have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-plist package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.