How To Install python3-all on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-all on Debian 11. python3-all is package depending on all supported Python 3 runtime versions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-all on Debian 11.

What is python3-all

python3-all is:

The package currently depends on python3.9, in the future, dependencies on jython (Python for a JVM) and ironpython (Python for Mono) may be added.

This package is a dependency package used as a build dependency for other packages to avoid hardcoded dependencies on specific Python 3 runtimes.

There are three methods to install python3-all on Debian 11. 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-all 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-all using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-all

Install python3-all Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-all

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-all

How To Uninstall python3-all on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-all

Uninstall python3-all And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-all and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-all

Remove python3-all Configurations and Data

To remove python3-all configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-all

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-all have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-all package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.