How To Install python3-pyxattr on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyxattr on Debian 9. python3-pyxattr is module for manipulating filesystem extended attributes (Python3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-pyxattr

python3-pyxattr is:

pyxattr is a Python interface to the libattr library. It allows manipulation of the filesystem extended attributes present in some operating systems (GNU/Linux included).

This package contains the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyxattr

Install python3-pyxattr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyxattr

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyxattr

How To Uninstall python3-pyxattr on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyxattr

Uninstall python3-pyxattr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyxattr

Remove python3-pyxattr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyxattr

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pyxattr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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