How To Install python3-arpy on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-arpy on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-arpy is library for accessing ar archives

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-arpy on Debian 10.

What is python3-arpy

python3-arpy is:

arpy is a library for accessing the archive files and reading the contents. It supports extended long filenames in both GNU and BSD format. Right now it does not support the symbol tables, but can ignore them gracefully.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-arpy

Install python3-arpy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-arpy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-arpy

How To Uninstall python3-arpy on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-arpy

Uninstall python3-arpy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-arpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-arpy

Remove python3-arpy Configurations and Data

To remove python3-arpy configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-arpy

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-arpy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-arpy package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.