How To Install python3-cairo on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-cairo on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-cairo is Python3 bindings for the Cairo vector graphics library

Introduction

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

What is python3-cairo

python3-cairo is:

This package contains modules that allow you to use the Cairo vector graphics library in Python3 programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-cairo

Install python3-cairo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-cairo

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-cairo

How To Uninstall python3-cairo on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-cairo

Uninstall python3-cairo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cairo

Remove python3-cairo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cairo

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-cairo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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