How To Install python-pmw on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pmw on Debian 9.
What is python-pmw
python-pmw is:
Pmw is a framework for building high-level compound widgets in Python using the Tkinter interface to the Tk graphics library. It consists of a set of base classes and a library of flexible and extensible megawidgets built on these base classes.
This package provides the pmw modules
There are three methods to install python-pmw 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-pmw 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-pmw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pmw
Install python-pmw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pmw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pmw
Install python-pmw 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-pmw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pmw
How To Uninstall python-pmw on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pmw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pmw
Uninstall python-pmw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pmw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pmw
Remove python-pmw Configurations and Data
To remove python-pmw configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pmw
Remove python-pmw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pmw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pmw
Dependencies
python-pmw have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pmw package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.