How To Install python3-vdf on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-vdf on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-vdf is Python module for VDF serialization and deserialization

Introduction

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

What is python3-vdf

python3-vdf is:

VDF is Valve’s key/value text file format, used in the Source engine and Steam.

This package provides VDF serialization and deserialization, with an API similar to the json module in the Python standard library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-vdf

Install python3-vdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-vdf

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-vdf

How To Uninstall python3-vdf on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-vdf

Uninstall python3-vdf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-vdf

Remove python3-vdf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-vdf

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-vdf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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