How To Install python-pybtex on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pybtex on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pybtex is public modules for pybtex (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-pybtex

python-pybtex is:

Pybtex reads citation information from a file and produces a formatted bibliography. BibTeX style files are supported. Alternatively it is possible to write styles in Python.

Pybtex currently understands the following bibliography formats:

  • BibTeX
  • BibTeXML
  • YAML-based format

The resulting bibliography may be output in one of the following formats:

  • LaTeX
  • HTML
  • plain text

This package provides the modules for Python 2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pybtex

Install python-pybtex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pybtex

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pybtex

How To Uninstall python-pybtex on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pybtex

Uninstall python-pybtex And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pybtex

Remove python-pybtex Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pybtex

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pybtex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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