How To Install python3-systemd on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-systemd on Debian 9.
What is python3-systemd
python3-systemd is:
This package contains Python 3 bindings for native access to the systemd facilities.
Functionality is separated into a number of modules:
- systemd.journal supports sending of structured messages to the journal and reading journal files
- systemd.daemon wraps parts of libsystemd useful for writing daemons and socket activation
- systemd.id128 provides functions for querying machine and boot identifiers and a list of message identifiers provided by systemd
- systemd.login wraps parts of libsystemd used to query logged in users and available seats and machines
There are three methods to install python3-systemd 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-systemd 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-systemd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-systemd
Install python3-systemd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-systemd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-systemd
Install python3-systemd 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-systemd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-systemd
How To Uninstall python3-systemd on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-systemd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-systemd
Uninstall python3-systemd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-systemd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-systemd
Remove python3-systemd Configurations and Data
To remove python3-systemd configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-systemd
Remove python3-systemd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-systemd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-systemd
Dependencies
python3-systemd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-systemd package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.