How To Install python2.7-doc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2.7-doc
on Debian 9.
What is python2.7-doc
python2.7-doc is:
These is the official set of documentation for the interactive high-level object-oriented language Python (v2.7). All documents are provided in HTML format. The package consists of ten documents:
- What’s New in Python2.7
- Tutorial
- Python Library Reference
- Macintosh Module Reference
- Python Language Reference
- Extending and Embedding Python
- Python/C API Reference
- Installing Python Modules
- Documenting Python
- Distributing Python Modules
There are three methods to install python2.7-doc
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 python2.7-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python2.7-doc
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python2.7-doc
Install python2.7-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python2.7-doc
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python2.7-doc
Install python2.7-doc 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 python2.7-doc
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python2.7-doc
How To Uninstall python2.7-doc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python2.7-doc
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python2.7-doc
Uninstall python2.7-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python2.7-doc
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python2.7-doc
Remove python2.7-doc Configurations and Data
To remove python2.7-doc
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python2.7-doc
Remove python2.7-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python2.7-doc
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python2.7-doc
Dependencies
python2.7-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python2.7-doc
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.