How To Install hexchat-python3 on Debian 10

Learn how to install hexchat-python3 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. hexchat-python3 is Python 3 plugin for HexChat

Introduction

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

What is hexchat-python3

hexchat-python3 is:

This package contains the Python 3 plugin for HexChat. Previously included in the main HexChat package, it’s now separate as it’s not actually required for core functionality.

There are three methods to install hexchat-python3 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 hexchat-python3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hexchat-python3

Install hexchat-python3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hexchat-python3

Install hexchat-python3 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 hexchat-python3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hexchat-python3

How To Uninstall hexchat-python3 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the hexchat-python3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hexchat-python3

Uninstall hexchat-python3 And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hexchat-python3

Remove hexchat-python3 Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hexchat-python3

Remove hexchat-python3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hexchat-python3

Dependencies

hexchat-python3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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