How To Install python-wchartype on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-wchartype on Debian 9.
What is python-wchartype
python-wchartype is:
Wchartype is a Python module for getting the types of double-byte (full-width) characters.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-wchartype 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-wchartype 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-wchartype using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-wchartype
Install python-wchartype Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-wchartype using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-wchartype
Install python-wchartype 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-wchartype using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-wchartype
How To Uninstall python-wchartype on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-wchartype package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-wchartype
Uninstall python-wchartype And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-wchartype and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-wchartype
Remove python-wchartype Configurations and Data
To remove python-wchartype configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-wchartype
Remove python-wchartype configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-wchartype configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-wchartype
Dependencies
python-wchartype have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-wchartype package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.