How To Install python3-configshell-fb on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-configshell-fb on Debian 9.
What is python3-configshell-fb
python3-configshell-fb is:
The configshell-fb package is a Python library that provides a framework for building simple but nice CLI-based applications.
The configshell-fb package is a fork of the “configshell” code written by RisingTide Systems. The “-fb” differentiates between the original and this version. Please ensure to use either all “fb” versions of the targetcli components – targetcli, rtslib, and configshell, or stick with all non-fb versions, since they are no longer strictly compatible.
This package contains the Python 3 module.
There are three methods to install python3-configshell-fb 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-configshell-fb 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-configshell-fb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-configshell-fb
Install python3-configshell-fb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-configshell-fb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-configshell-fb
Install python3-configshell-fb 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-configshell-fb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-configshell-fb
How To Uninstall python3-configshell-fb on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-configshell-fb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-configshell-fb
Uninstall python3-configshell-fb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-configshell-fb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-configshell-fb
Remove python3-configshell-fb Configurations and Data
To remove python3-configshell-fb configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-configshell-fb
Remove python3-configshell-fb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-configshell-fb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-configshell-fb
Dependencies
python3-configshell-fb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-configshell-fb package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.