How To Install python-u1db on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-u1db on Debian 9. python-u1db is Ubuntu One structured data storage - Python API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-u1db on Debian 9.

What is python-u1db

python-u1db is:

An API for storing structured data which can be synchronized across a network connection, including to the Ubuntu One service.

This package includes the Python implementation of the API.

There are three methods to install python-u1db 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-u1db 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-u1db using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-u1db

Install python-u1db Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-u1db using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-u1db

Install python-u1db 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-u1db using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-u1db

How To Uninstall python-u1db on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-u1db package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-u1db

Uninstall python-u1db And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-u1db and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-u1db

Remove python-u1db Configurations and Data

To remove python-u1db configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-u1db

Remove python-u1db configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-u1db configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-u1db

Dependencies

python-u1db have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-u1db package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.