How To Install python3-smbus2 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-smbus2 on Debian 12.
What is python3-smbus2
python3-smbus2 is:
Currently supported features are: Get i2c capabilities (I2C_FUNCS) SMBus Packet Error Checking (PEC) support read_byte write_byte read_byte_data write_byte_data read_word_data write_word_data read_i2c_block_data write_i2c_block_data write_quick process_call read_block_data write_block_data block_process_call i2c_rdwr - combined write/read transactions with repeated start
There are three methods to install python3-smbus2 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-smbus2 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-smbus2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-smbus2
Install python3-smbus2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-smbus2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-smbus2
Install python3-smbus2 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-smbus2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-smbus2
How To Uninstall python3-smbus2 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-smbus2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-smbus2
Uninstall python3-smbus2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-smbus2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-smbus2
Remove python3-smbus2 Configurations and Data
To remove python3-smbus2 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-smbus2
Remove python3-smbus2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-smbus2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-smbus2
Dependencies
python3-smbus2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-smbus2 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
