How To Install python3-ppmd on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ppmd on Debian 12.
What is python3-ppmd
python3-ppmd is:
PPM(Prediction by partial matching) is a compression algorithm which has several variations of implementations. PPMd is the implementation by Dmitry Shkarin. It is used in the RAR and by 7-Zip as one of several possible methods.
ppmd, aka. ppmd-cffi, is a python bindings with PPMd implementation by C language. The C codes are derived from p7zip, portable 7-zip implementation. ppmd-cffi support PPMd ver.H and PPMd ver.I.
There are three methods to install python3-ppmd on Debian 12. 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-ppmd 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-ppmd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-ppmd
Install python3-ppmd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-ppmd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-ppmd
Install python3-ppmd 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-ppmd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-ppmd
How To Uninstall python3-ppmd on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-ppmd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-ppmd
Uninstall python3-ppmd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-ppmd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ppmd
Remove python3-ppmd Configurations and Data
To remove python3-ppmd configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ppmd
Remove python3-ppmd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-ppmd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ppmd
Dependencies
python3-ppmd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ppmd package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
