How To Install python3.7-minimal on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3.7-minimal on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3.7-minimal is Minimal subset of the Python language (version 3.7)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3.7-minimal on Debian 10.

What is python3.7-minimal

python3.7-minimal is:

This package contains the interpreter and some essential modules. It can be used in the boot process for some basic tasks. See /usr/share/doc/python3.7-minimal/README.Debian for a list of the modules contained in this package.

There are three methods to install python3.7-minimal 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 python3.7-minimal Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3.7-minimal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3.7-minimal

Install python3.7-minimal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3.7-minimal using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3.7-minimal

Install python3.7-minimal 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 python3.7-minimal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3.7-minimal

How To Uninstall python3.7-minimal on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python3.7-minimal package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3.7-minimal

Uninstall python3.7-minimal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3.7-minimal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3.7-minimal

Remove python3.7-minimal Configurations and Data

To remove python3.7-minimal configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3.7-minimal

Remove python3.7-minimal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3.7-minimal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3.7-minimal

Dependencies

python3.7-minimal have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3.7-minimal package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.