How To Install python3-bst-external on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-bst-external on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-bst-external is external plugins for BuildStream toolset

Introduction

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

What is python3-bst-external

python3-bst-external is:

BuildStream is a GNOME project to improve the continuous integration of complex systems and applications. The project aims to pay special attention to those developers and integrators who care about the maintainability of their projects during a long period of time.

BuildStream is also a powerful and flexible software integration toolset. It has been designed to create different outputs out of a unique input and, at the same time, it is able to adapt to complex workflows, even when additional build tools are required. An important part of BuildStream is a sister project called BuildGrid, that allows BuildStream to build at scale.

This package provides a collection of BuildStream plugins that don’t currently fit in with the core plugins.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-bst-external

Install python3-bst-external Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-bst-external

Install python3-bst-external 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-bst-external using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-bst-external

How To Uninstall python3-bst-external on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-bst-external

Uninstall python3-bst-external And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-bst-external

Remove python3-bst-external Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-bst-external

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-bst-external

Dependencies

python3-bst-external have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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