How To Install python-vobject on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vobject on Debian 9. python-vobject is parse iCalendar and VCards in Python

Introduction

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

What is python-vobject

python-vobject is:

Parses iCalendar and vCard files into Python data structures, decoding the relevant encodings. Also serializes vobject data structures to valid iCalendar or vCard unicode strings.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-vobject

Install python-vobject Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-vobject

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-vobject

How To Uninstall python-vobject on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-vobject

Uninstall python-vobject And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-vobject

Remove python-vobject Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-vobject

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-vobject have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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