How To Install python-pyvirtualdisplay on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pyvirtualdisplay on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pyvirtualdisplay is python wrapper for Xvfb, Xephyr and Xvnc - Python 2.X

Introduction

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

What is python-pyvirtualdisplay

python-pyvirtualdisplay is:

pyvirtualdisplay is a python wrapper for Xvfb, Xephyr and Xvnc

This package contains the python 2 version of pyvirtualdisplay

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyvirtualdisplay

Install python-pyvirtualdisplay Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyvirtualdisplay

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyvirtualdisplay

How To Uninstall python-pyvirtualdisplay on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyvirtualdisplay

Uninstall python-pyvirtualdisplay And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyvirtualdisplay

Remove python-pyvirtualdisplay Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyvirtualdisplay

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pyvirtualdisplay have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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