How To Install python3-absl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-absl on Debian 12.
What is python3-absl
python3-absl is:
A collection of Python library code for building Python applications. The code is collected from Google’s own Python code base, and has been extensively tested and used in production.
Some features include:
Simple application startup
Distributed commandline flags system
Custom logging module with additional features
Testing utilities
There are three methods to install python3-absl 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-absl 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-absl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-absl
Install python3-absl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-absl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-absl
Install python3-absl 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-absl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-absl
How To Uninstall python3-absl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-absl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-absl
Uninstall python3-absl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-absl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-absl
Remove python3-absl Configurations and Data
To remove python3-absl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-absl
Remove python3-absl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-absl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-absl
Dependencies
python3-absl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-absl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
