How To Install python3-bleak on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bleak on Debian 12.
What is python3-bleak
python3-bleak is:
Bleak is an acronym for Bluetooth Low Energy platform Agnostic Klient.
Bleak is a GATT client software, capable of connecting to BLE devices acting as GATT servers. It is designed to provide a asynchronous, cross-platform Python API to connect and communicate with e.g. sensors.
Bleak supports reading, writing and getting notifications from GATT servers, as well as a function for discovering BLE devices.
There are three methods to install python3-bleak 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-bleak 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-bleak using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-bleak
Install python3-bleak Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-bleak using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-bleak
Install python3-bleak 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-bleak using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-bleak
How To Uninstall python3-bleak on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-bleak package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-bleak
Uninstall python3-bleak And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-bleak and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-bleak
Remove python3-bleak Configurations and Data
To remove python3-bleak configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-bleak
Remove python3-bleak configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-bleak configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-bleak
Dependencies
python3-bleak have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bleak package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
