How To Install python-termstyle on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-termstyle on Debian 9. python-termstyle is console colouring for python - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-termstyle

python-termstyle is:

Termstyle is a simple Python library for adding coloured output to terminal (console) programs. The definitions come from ECMA-048, the “Control Functions for Coded Character Sets” standard.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-termstyle

Install python-termstyle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-termstyle

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-termstyle

How To Uninstall python-termstyle on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-termstyle

Uninstall python-termstyle And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-termstyle

Remove python-termstyle Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-termstyle

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-termstyle have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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