How To Install python3-dbfread on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dbfread on Debian 11.
What is python3-dbfread
python3-dbfread is:
DBF is a file format used by databases such dBase, Visual FoxPro, and FoxBase+. This library reads DBF files and returns the data as native Python data types for further processing. It is primarily intended for batch jobs and one-off scripts.
This package provides the modules for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-dbfread 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-dbfread 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-dbfread using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-dbfread
Install python3-dbfread Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-dbfread using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-dbfread
Install python3-dbfread 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-dbfread using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-dbfread
How To Uninstall python3-dbfread on Debian 11
To uninstall only the python3-dbfread package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-dbfread
Uninstall python3-dbfread And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-dbfread and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dbfread
Remove python3-dbfread Configurations and Data
To remove python3-dbfread configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dbfread
Remove python3-dbfread configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-dbfread configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-dbfread
Dependencies
python3-dbfread have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dbfread package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
