How To Install python3-pex on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pex
on Debian 9.
What is python3-pex
python3-pex is:
pex is a library for generating .pex (Python EXecutable) files which are executable Python environments in the spirit of virtualenvs. pex is an expansion upon the ideas outlined in PEP 441 and makes the deployment of Python applications as simple as cp. pex files may even include multiple platform-specific Python distributions, meaning that a single pex file can be portable across Linux and OS X.
pex files can be built using the pex tool. Build systems such as Pants and Buck also support building .pex files directly.
This is the Python 3 library version.
There are three methods to install python3-pex
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-pex 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-pex
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pex
Install python3-pex Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pex
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pex
Install python3-pex 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-pex
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pex
How To Uninstall python3-pex on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-pex
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pex
Uninstall python3-pex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pex
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pex
Remove python3-pex Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pex
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pex
Remove python3-pex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pex
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pex
Dependencies
python3-pex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pex
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.