How To Install python-xpyb on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-xpyb on Debian 9. python-xpyb is Python bindings to XCB

Introduction

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

What is python-xpyb

python-xpyb is:

This module provides Python binding to libxcb, the X C Bindings library.

It provides an interface to the X Window System protocol, designed to replace the Xlib interface, featuring latency hiding, small size, direct protocol access and thread support.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-xpyb

Install python-xpyb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-xpyb

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-xpyb

How To Uninstall python-xpyb on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-xpyb

Uninstall python-xpyb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-xpyb

Remove python-xpyb Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-xpyb

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-xpyb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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