How To Install python3-btrfsutil on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-btrfsutil on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-btrfsutil is Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities (python3 bindings)

Introduction

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

What is python3-btrfsutil

python3-btrfsutil is:

Btrfs is a new copy on write filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced features while focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy administration.

This package contains python3 bindings.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-btrfsutil

Install python3-btrfsutil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-btrfsutil

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-btrfsutil

How To Uninstall python3-btrfsutil on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-btrfsutil

Uninstall python3-btrfsutil And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-btrfsutil

Remove python3-btrfsutil Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-btrfsutil

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-btrfsutil have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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