How To Install python3-avahi on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-avahi on Debian 12.
What is python3-avahi
python3-avahi is:
Avahi is a fully LGPL framework for Multicast DNS Service Discovery. It allows programs to publish and discover services and hosts running on a local network with no specific configuration. For example you can plug into a network and instantly find printers to print to, files to look at and people to talk to.
This package contains utility modules to talk to Avahi with Python easier.
There are three methods to install python3-avahi 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-avahi 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-avahi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-avahi
Install python3-avahi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-avahi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-avahi
Install python3-avahi 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-avahi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-avahi
How To Uninstall python3-avahi on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-avahi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-avahi
Uninstall python3-avahi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-avahi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-avahi
Remove python3-avahi Configurations and Data
To remove python3-avahi configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-avahi
Remove python3-avahi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-avahi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-avahi
Dependencies
python3-avahi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-avahi package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
