How To Install python-traceback2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-traceback2 on Debian 9.
What is python-traceback2
python-traceback2 is:
This package offers a backport of the traceback package to older supported Pythons. Users would typically do: “import traceback2 as traceback” then use the module as if it was the system traceback.
In Python 2.x, unlike traceback, traceback2 creates unicode output (because it depends on the linecache2 module).
This package contains the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-traceback2 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-traceback2 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-traceback2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-traceback2
Install python-traceback2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-traceback2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-traceback2
Install python-traceback2 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-traceback2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-traceback2
How To Uninstall python-traceback2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-traceback2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-traceback2
Uninstall python-traceback2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-traceback2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-traceback2
Remove python-traceback2 Configurations and Data
To remove python-traceback2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-traceback2
Remove python-traceback2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-traceback2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-traceback2
Dependencies
python-traceback2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-traceback2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.