How To Install python3-tds on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tds on Debian 10.
What is python3-tds
python3-tds is:
A platform independent Python DBAPI driver for Microsoft SQL Server using pure Python TDS (Tabular Data Stream) protocol implementation. It doesn’t depend on ADO or FreeTDS.
This is the Python 3 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python3-tds on Debian 10. 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-tds 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-tds using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-tds
Install python3-tds Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-tds using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-tds
Install python3-tds 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-tds using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-tds
How To Uninstall python3-tds on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python3-tds package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-tds
Uninstall python3-tds And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-tds and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-tds
Remove python3-tds Configurations and Data
To remove python3-tds configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-tds
Remove python3-tds configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-tds configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-tds
Dependencies
python3-tds have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tds package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.