How To Install python3-libtorrent-dbg on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libtorrent-dbg on Debian 11. python3-libtorrent-dbg is Python bindings for libtorrent-rasterbar (debug symbols) (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-libtorrent-dbg

python3-libtorrent-dbg is:

Bittorrent library by Rasterbar Software (Arvid Norberg). libtorrent-rasterbar is a C++ library that aims to be a good alternative to all the other bittorrent implementations around.

The main goals of libtorrent-rasterbar are:

  • to be cpu efficient
  • to be memory efficient
  • to be very easy to use

This package contains Python 3 bindings for the libtorrent-rasterbar library (debug symbols).

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-libtorrent-dbg

Install python3-libtorrent-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-libtorrent-dbg

Install python3-libtorrent-dbg 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-libtorrent-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-libtorrent-dbg

How To Uninstall python3-libtorrent-dbg on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-libtorrent-dbg

Uninstall python3-libtorrent-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libtorrent-dbg

Remove python3-libtorrent-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libtorrent-dbg

Remove python3-libtorrent-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-libtorrent-dbg

Dependencies

python3-libtorrent-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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