How To Install python-sendfile on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sendfile
on Debian 10.
What is python-sendfile
python-sendfile is:
Python library which provides a “zero-copy” way of copying data from one file descriptor to another (a socket). The phrase “zero-copy” refers to the fact that all of the copying of data between the two descriptors is done entirely by the kernel, with no copying of data into userspace buffers. This is particularly useful when sending a file over a socket (e.g. FTP).
There are three methods to install python-sendfile
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-sendfile 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-sendfile
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sendfile
Install python-sendfile Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sendfile
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sendfile
Install python-sendfile 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-sendfile
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sendfile
How To Uninstall python-sendfile on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-sendfile
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sendfile
Uninstall python-sendfile And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sendfile
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sendfile
Remove python-sendfile Configurations and Data
To remove python-sendfile
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sendfile
Remove python-sendfile configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sendfile
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sendfile
Dependencies
python-sendfile have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sendfile
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.