How To Install python3-magic on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-magic on Debian 9. python3-magic is Recognize the type of data in a file using magic numbers - Python 3 bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-magic on Debian 9.

What is python3-magic

python3-magic is:

This package contains the Python 3 bindings for the libmagic file type detection library.

There are three methods to install python3-magic on Debian 9. 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-magic 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-magic using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-magic

Install python3-magic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-magic

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-magic

How To Uninstall python3-magic on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-magic

Uninstall python3-magic And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-magic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-magic

Remove python3-magic Configurations and Data

To remove python3-magic configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-magic

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-magic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-magic package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.