How To Install python-bluez on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-bluez on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-bluez is Python 2 wrappers around BlueZ for rapid bluetooth development

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bluez on Debian 10.

What is python-bluez

python-bluez is:

PyBluez is an effort to create Python wrappers around BlueZ to allow Python developers to use system bluetooth resources. PyBluez works on machines running the GNU/Linux operating system and the bluez bluetooth stack.

This package provides the “bluetooth” Python 2 module.

There are three methods to install python-bluez 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 python-bluez Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-bluez

Install python-bluez Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-bluez

Install python-bluez 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 python-bluez using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-bluez

How To Uninstall python-bluez on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-bluez package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-bluez

Uninstall python-bluez And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-bluez

Remove python-bluez Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-bluez

Remove python-bluez configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-bluez

Dependencies

python-bluez have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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