How To Install python-urlgrabber on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-urlgrabber on Debian 9.
What is python-urlgrabber
python-urlgrabber is:
urlgrabber dramatically simplifies the fetching of files. It is designed to be used in programs that need common (but not necessarily simple) url-fetching features. This package provides both a binary and a module, both of the name urlgrabber.
It supports identical behavior for http://, ftp:// and file:/// URIs. It provides HTTP keepalive, byte ranges, regets, progress meters, throttling, retries, access to authenticated http/ftp servers, and proxies. Additionally it has the ability to treat a list of mirrors as a single source and to automatically switch mirrors if there is a failure.
There are three methods to install python-urlgrabber 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-urlgrabber 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-urlgrabber using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-urlgrabber
Install python-urlgrabber Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-urlgrabber using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-urlgrabber
Install python-urlgrabber 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-urlgrabber using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-urlgrabber
How To Uninstall python-urlgrabber on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-urlgrabber package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-urlgrabber
Uninstall python-urlgrabber And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-urlgrabber and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-urlgrabber
Remove python-urlgrabber Configurations and Data
To remove python-urlgrabber configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-urlgrabber
Remove python-urlgrabber configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-urlgrabber configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-urlgrabber
Dependencies
python-urlgrabber have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-urlgrabber package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.