How To Install python3-billiard on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-billiard on Debian 9. python3-billiard is Multiprocessing Pool Extensions for Python (Python3 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-billiard on Debian 9.

What is python3-billiard

python3-billiard is:

This package contains extensions to the multiprocessing Pool. It extends the multiprocessing.Pool with a billiard.pool.DynamicPool that can grow in size.

This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.

There are three methods to install python3-billiard 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 python3-billiard Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-billiard using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-billiard

Install python3-billiard Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-billiard using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-billiard

Install python3-billiard 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 python3-billiard using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-billiard

How To Uninstall python3-billiard on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-billiard package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-billiard

Uninstall python3-billiard And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-billiard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-billiard

Remove python3-billiard Configurations and Data

To remove python3-billiard configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-billiard

Remove python3-billiard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-billiard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-billiard

Dependencies

python3-billiard have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-billiard package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.