How To Install python-twisted on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-twisted on Debian 9. python-twisted is Event-based framework for internet applications (dependency package)

Introduction

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

What is python-twisted

python-twisted is:

This is a dependency package that depends on the twisted core library and all the libraries split out to separate packages starting with Twisted-2.0.1.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-twisted

Install python-twisted Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-twisted

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-twisted

How To Uninstall python-twisted on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-twisted

Uninstall python-twisted And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-twisted

Remove python-twisted Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-twisted

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-twisted have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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