How To Install python-xappy on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xappy on Debian 10.
What is python-xappy
python-xappy is:
Xapian provides a low level interface, dealing with terms and documents, but not really worrying about where terms come from, or how to build searches to match the way in which data has been indexed. In contrast, Xappy allows you to design a field structure, specifying what kind of information is held in particular fields, and then uses this field structure to index data appropriately, and to build and perform searches.
There are three methods to install python-xappy on Debian 10. 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-xappy 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-xappy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-xappy
Install python-xappy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-xappy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-xappy
Install python-xappy 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-xappy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-xappy
How To Uninstall python-xappy on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-xappy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-xappy
Uninstall python-xappy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-xappy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-xappy
Remove python-xappy Configurations and Data
To remove python-xappy configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-xappy
Remove python-xappy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-xappy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-xappy
Dependencies
python-xappy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xappy package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.