How To Install dh-virtualenv on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-virtualenv on Debian 11. dh-virtualenv is wrap and build Python packages using virtualenv

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-virtualenv on Debian 11.

What is dh-virtualenv

dh-virtualenv is:

This package provides a dh sequencer that helps you to deploy your virtualenv wrapped installation inside a Debian package.

There are three methods to install dh-virtualenv on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dh-virtualenv Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dh-virtualenv using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dh-virtualenv

Install dh-virtualenv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dh-virtualenv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dh-virtualenv

Install dh-virtualenv 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 dh-virtualenv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dh-virtualenv

How To Uninstall dh-virtualenv on Debian 11

To uninstall only the dh-virtualenv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dh-virtualenv

Uninstall dh-virtualenv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dh-virtualenv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dh-virtualenv

Remove dh-virtualenv Configurations and Data

To remove dh-virtualenv configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dh-virtualenv

Remove dh-virtualenv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dh-virtualenv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dh-virtualenv

Dependencies

dh-virtualenv have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dh-virtualenv package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.