How To Install python-smclib on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-smclib on Debian 9.

What is python-smclib

python-smclib is:

The State Machine Compiler (SMC) from http://smc.sourceforge.net/ converts a language-independent description of a state machine into the source code to support that state machine.

This package contains the Python interface.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-smclib

Install python-smclib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-smclib

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-smclib

How To Uninstall python-smclib on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-smclib

Uninstall python-smclib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-smclib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-smclib

Remove python-smclib Configurations and Data

To remove python-smclib configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-smclib

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-smclib have the following dependencies:

• python

References

• python-smclib website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-smclib package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.