How To Install python-shelltoolbox on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-shelltoolbox on Debian 9.
What is python-shelltoolbox
python-shelltoolbox is:
Convenience functions and classes for using shell commands from within Python. Also includes some general-purpose routines.
There are three methods to install python-shelltoolbox 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-shelltoolbox 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-shelltoolbox using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-shelltoolbox
Install python-shelltoolbox Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-shelltoolbox using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-shelltoolbox
Install python-shelltoolbox 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-shelltoolbox using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-shelltoolbox
How To Uninstall python-shelltoolbox on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-shelltoolbox package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-shelltoolbox
Uninstall python-shelltoolbox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-shelltoolbox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-shelltoolbox
Remove python-shelltoolbox Configurations and Data
To remove python-shelltoolbox configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-shelltoolbox
Remove python-shelltoolbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-shelltoolbox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-shelltoolbox
Dependencies
python-shelltoolbox have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-shelltoolbox package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.