How To Install python3-daemonize on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-daemonize on Debian 11. python3-daemonize is enable your code to run as a daemon process - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-daemonize on Debian 11.

What is python3-daemonize

python3-daemonize is:

Daemonize is a library for writing system daemons in Python. It has some bits from http://daemonize.sourceforge.net, and should work under Python 2.x and 3.x.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-daemonize

Install python3-daemonize Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-daemonize

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-daemonize

How To Uninstall python3-daemonize on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-daemonize

Uninstall python3-daemonize And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-daemonize and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-daemonize

Remove python3-daemonize Configurations and Data

To remove python3-daemonize configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-daemonize

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-daemonize have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-daemonize package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.