How To Install python3-svipc on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-svipc on Debian 9.
What is python3-svipc
python3-svipc is:
This package allows one to access the System V Interprocess communication mechanisms from within Python 3:
- message queues;
- semaphore sets;
- shared memory segments.
This plug-in serves primarily two use cases:
- parallel (multiprocess) computing;
- mixed applications (e.g. python/yorick).
A sibling package is available for Yorick: yorick-svipc
There are three methods to install python3-svipc 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-svipc 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-svipc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-svipc
Install python3-svipc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-svipc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-svipc
Install python3-svipc 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-svipc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-svipc
How To Uninstall python3-svipc on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-svipc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-svipc
Uninstall python3-svipc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-svipc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-svipc
Remove python3-svipc Configurations and Data
To remove python3-svipc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-svipc
Remove python3-svipc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-svipc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-svipc
Dependencies
python3-svipc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-svipc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.