How To Install python-yaql on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-yaql on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-yaql is Yet Another Query Language - Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-yaql on Debian 10.

What is python-yaql

python-yaql is:

YAQL is a general purpose query language, that is designed to operate on objects of arbitrary complexity. YAQL has a large standard library of functions for filtering, grouping and aggregation of data. At the same time YAQL allows you to extend it by defining your own functions.

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-yaql

Install python-yaql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-yaql

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-yaql

How To Uninstall python-yaql on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-yaql

Uninstall python-yaql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-yaql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-yaql

Remove python-yaql Configurations and Data

To remove python-yaql configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-yaql

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-yaql have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-yaql package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.