How To Install python3-cffi on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cffi on Debian 11.
What is python3-cffi
python3-cffi is:
Convenient and reliable way of calling C code from Python 3.
The aim of this project is to provide a convenient and reliable way of calling C code from Python. It keeps Python logic in Python, and minimises the C required. It is able to work at either the C API or ABI level, unlike most other approaches, that only support the ABI level.
This package contains the necessary build and runtime support for cffi modules.
There are three methods to install python3-cffi on Debian 11. 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-cffi 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-cffi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-cffi
Install python3-cffi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-cffi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-cffi
Install python3-cffi 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-cffi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-cffi
How To Uninstall python3-cffi on Debian 11
To uninstall only the python3-cffi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-cffi
Uninstall python3-cffi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-cffi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cffi
Remove python3-cffi Configurations and Data
To remove python3-cffi configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cffi
Remove python3-cffi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-cffi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cffi
Dependencies
python3-cffi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cffi package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
