How To Install python3-defusedxml on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-defusedxml on Debian 11.
What is python3-defusedxml
python3-defusedxml is:
The results of an attack on a vulnerable XML library can be fairly dramatic. With just a few hundred bytes of XML data an attacker can occupy several gigabytes of memory within seconds. An attacker can also keep CPUs busy for a long time with a small to medium size request.
This library allows for XML to be parsed in a manner that avoids these pitfalls.
This package contains the module for the Python 3 interpreter.
There are three methods to install python3-defusedxml 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-defusedxml 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-defusedxml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-defusedxml
Install python3-defusedxml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-defusedxml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-defusedxml
Install python3-defusedxml 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-defusedxml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-defusedxml
How To Uninstall python3-defusedxml on Debian 11
To uninstall only the python3-defusedxml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-defusedxml
Uninstall python3-defusedxml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-defusedxml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-defusedxml
Remove python3-defusedxml Configurations and Data
To remove python3-defusedxml configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-defusedxml
Remove python3-defusedxml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-defusedxml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-defusedxml
Dependencies
python3-defusedxml have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-defusedxml package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
