How To Install python3-altgraph on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-altgraph on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-altgraph is Python 3 graph (network) package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-altgraph on Debian 12.

What is python3-altgraph

python3-altgraph is:

altgraph is a fork of graphlib: a graph (network) package for constructing graphs, BFS and DFS traversals, topological sort, shortest paths, etc. with graphviz output.

altgraph includes some additional usage of Python 2.6+ features and enhancements related to modulegraph and macholib.

This package provides the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-altgraph 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-altgraph 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-altgraph using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-altgraph

Install python3-altgraph Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-altgraph

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-altgraph

How To Uninstall python3-altgraph on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-altgraph

Uninstall python3-altgraph And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-altgraph and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-altgraph

Remove python3-altgraph Configurations and Data

To remove python3-altgraph configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-altgraph

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-altgraph have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-altgraph package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.