How To Install python3-flatbuffers on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flatbuffers on Debian 11. python3-flatbuffers is efficient cross platform serialization library - Python bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flatbuffers on Debian 11.

What is python3-flatbuffers

python3-flatbuffers is:

FlatBuffers is an efficient cross platform serialization library for C++, C#, C, Go, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, and Python. It was originally created at Google for game development and other performance-critical applications.

This package contains python3 flatbuffers API.

There are three methods to install python3-flatbuffers 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 python3-flatbuffers 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-flatbuffers using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-flatbuffers

Install python3-flatbuffers Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-flatbuffers

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-flatbuffers

How To Uninstall python3-flatbuffers on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-flatbuffers

Uninstall python3-flatbuffers And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-flatbuffers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-flatbuffers

Remove python3-flatbuffers Configurations and Data

To remove python3-flatbuffers configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-flatbuffers

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-flatbuffers have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flatbuffers package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.