How To Install python-subversion on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-subversion on Debian 9.
What is python-subversion
python-subversion is:
This is a set of Python interfaces to libsvn, the Apache Subversion libraries. It is useful if you want to, for example, write a Python script that manipulates a Subversion repository or working copy. See the ‘subversion’ package for more information.
There are three methods to install python-subversion 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-subversion 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-subversion using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-subversion
Install python-subversion Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-subversion using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-subversion
Install python-subversion 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-subversion using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-subversion
How To Uninstall python-subversion on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-subversion package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-subversion
Uninstall python-subversion And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-subversion and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-subversion
Remove python-subversion Configurations and Data
To remove python-subversion configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-subversion
Remove python-subversion configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-subversion configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-subversion
Dependencies
python-subversion have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-subversion package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.