How To Install python-stsci.distutils on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-stsci.distutils on Debian 9.
What is python-stsci.distutils
python-stsci.distutils is:
This package contains utilities used to package some of STScI’s Python projects; specifically those projects that comprise stsci_python_ and Astrolib_. It currently consists mostly of some setup_hook scripts meant for use with distutils2 and/or d2to1, and a customized easy_install command meant for use with distribute.
This is the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-stsci.distutils 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-stsci.distutils 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-stsci.distutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-stsci.distutils
Install python-stsci.distutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-stsci.distutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-stsci.distutils
Install python-stsci.distutils 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-stsci.distutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-stsci.distutils
How To Uninstall python-stsci.distutils on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-stsci.distutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-stsci.distutils
Uninstall python-stsci.distutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-stsci.distutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-stsci.distutils
Remove python-stsci.distutils Configurations and Data
To remove python-stsci.distutils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-stsci.distutils
Remove python-stsci.distutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-stsci.distutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-stsci.distutils
Dependencies
python-stsci.distutils have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-stsci.distutils package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.