How To Install python3-pyfiglet on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-pyfiglet on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-pyfiglet is Python 3 port of the FIGlet specification

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyfiglet on Debian 12.

What is python3-pyfiglet

python3-pyfiglet is:

FIGLet is a program that creates large characters out of ordinary screen characters. It takes ASCII text and renders it in ASCII art fonts.

This is a Python 3 port of the original C figlet. It can be used on the commandline or as an Object Oriented driver library in your own programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyfiglet

Install python3-pyfiglet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyfiglet

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyfiglet

How To Uninstall python3-pyfiglet on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyfiglet

Uninstall python3-pyfiglet And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pyfiglet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyfiglet

Remove python3-pyfiglet Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pyfiglet configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyfiglet

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pyfiglet have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyfiglet package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.