How To Install python-pygresql on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygresql on Debian 10.
What is python-pygresql
python-pygresql is:
PyGreSQL is a Python module that interfaces to a PostgreSQL database. It embeds the PostgreSQL query library to allow easy use of the powerful PostgreSQL features from a Python script.
This package install the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-pygresql 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-pygresql 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-pygresql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pygresql
Install python-pygresql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pygresql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pygresql
Install python-pygresql 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-pygresql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pygresql
How To Uninstall python-pygresql on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-pygresql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pygresql
Uninstall python-pygresql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pygresql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pygresql
Remove python-pygresql Configurations and Data
To remove python-pygresql configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pygresql
Remove python-pygresql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pygresql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pygresql
Dependencies
python-pygresql have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygresql package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.