How To Install python3-debmutate on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-debmutate on Debian 12.
What is python3-debmutate
python3-debmutate is:
Debmutate is a set of Python modules for manipulating the control files of Debian packages, with the ability to preserve the existing formatting of the control files.
There are three methods to install python3-debmutate 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-debmutate 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-debmutate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-debmutate
Install python3-debmutate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-debmutate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-debmutate
Install python3-debmutate 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-debmutate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-debmutate
How To Uninstall python3-debmutate on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-debmutate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-debmutate
Uninstall python3-debmutate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-debmutate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-debmutate
Remove python3-debmutate Configurations and Data
To remove python3-debmutate configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-debmutate
Remove python3-debmutate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-debmutate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-debmutate
Dependencies
python3-debmutate have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-debmutate package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
