How To Install python3-distutils-extra on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-distutils-extra on Debian 9.
What is python3-distutils-extra
python3-distutils-extra is:
This package provides additional functions to Python’s distutils and setuptools. It allows you to easily integrate gettext, icons and GNOME documentation into your build and installation process.
It also provides an “auto” module which provides a “do what I mean” automatic build system; if you stick to the conventions, you do not need to write setup.cfg, POTFILES.in, or MANIFEST.in, and setup.py just needs to have the package metadata (such as project name and version).
There are three methods to install python3-distutils-extra 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-distutils-extra 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-distutils-extra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-distutils-extra
Install python3-distutils-extra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-distutils-extra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-distutils-extra
Install python3-distutils-extra 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-distutils-extra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-distutils-extra
How To Uninstall python3-distutils-extra on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-distutils-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-distutils-extra
Uninstall python3-distutils-extra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-distutils-extra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-distutils-extra
Remove python3-distutils-extra Configurations and Data
To remove python3-distutils-extra configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-distutils-extra
Remove python3-distutils-extra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-distutils-extra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-distutils-extra
Dependencies
python3-distutils-extra have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-distutils-extra package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.