How To Install libpython3-stdlib on Debian 10

Learn how to install libpython3-stdlib on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libpython3-stdlib is interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython3-stdlib on Debian 10.

What is libpython3-stdlib

libpython3-stdlib is:

Python, the high-level, interactive object oriented language, includes an extensive class library with lots of goodies for network programming, system administration, sounds and graphics.

This package is a dependency package, which depends on Debian’s default Python 3 version (currently v3.7).

There are three methods to install libpython3-stdlib on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpython3-stdlib Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpython3-stdlib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpython3-stdlib

Install libpython3-stdlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpython3-stdlib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpython3-stdlib

Install libpython3-stdlib 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 libpython3-stdlib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpython3-stdlib

How To Uninstall libpython3-stdlib on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libpython3-stdlib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpython3-stdlib

Uninstall libpython3-stdlib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpython3-stdlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython3-stdlib

Remove libpython3-stdlib Configurations and Data

To remove libpython3-stdlib configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpython3-stdlib

Remove libpython3-stdlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpython3-stdlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpython3-stdlib

Dependencies

libpython3-stdlib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython3-stdlib package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.