How To Install python-pyasn1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyasn1 on Debian 9.
What is python-pyasn1
python-pyasn1 is:
This is an implementation of ASN.1 types and codecs in Python programming language. It has been first written to support particular protocol (SNMP) but then generalized to be suitable for a wide range of protocols based on ASN.1 specification.
This package contains the Python 2 module.
There are three methods to install python-pyasn1 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-pyasn1 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-pyasn1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyasn1
Install python-pyasn1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyasn1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyasn1
Install python-pyasn1 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-pyasn1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyasn1
How To Uninstall python-pyasn1 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pyasn1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyasn1
Uninstall python-pyasn1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyasn1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyasn1
Remove python-pyasn1 Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyasn1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyasn1
Remove python-pyasn1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyasn1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyasn1
Dependencies
python-pyasn1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyasn1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.