How To Install virtualenvwrapper on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualenvwrapper on Debian 12.
What is virtualenvwrapper
virtualenvwrapper is:
virtualenvwrapper is a set of extensions to Ian Bicking’s virtualenv tool. The extensions include wrappers for creating and deleting virtual environments and otherwise managing your development workflow, making it easier to work on more than one project at a time without introducing conflicts in their dependencies.
There are three methods to install virtualenvwrapper 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 virtualenvwrapper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install virtualenvwrapper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install virtualenvwrapper
Install virtualenvwrapper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install virtualenvwrapper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install virtualenvwrapper
Install virtualenvwrapper 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 virtualenvwrapper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install virtualenvwrapper
How To Uninstall virtualenvwrapper on Debian 12
To uninstall only the virtualenvwrapper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove virtualenvwrapper
Uninstall virtualenvwrapper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall virtualenvwrapper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove virtualenvwrapper
Remove virtualenvwrapper Configurations and Data
To remove virtualenvwrapper configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge virtualenvwrapper
Remove virtualenvwrapper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove virtualenvwrapper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge virtualenvwrapper
Dependencies
virtualenvwrapper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install virtualenvwrapper package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
