How To Install python3-dirhash on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dirhash on Debian 12.
What is python3-dirhash
python3-dirhash is:
A lightweight Python module and CLI for computing the hash of any directory based on its files’ structure and content.
- Supports all hashing algorithms of Python’s built-in hashlib module.
- Glob/wildcard (".gitignore style") path matching for expressive filtering of files to include/exclude.
- Multiprocessing for up to 6x speed-up
The hash is computed according to the Dirhash Standard, which is designed to allow for consistent and collision resistant generation/verification of directory hashes across implementations.
This package installs the library for Python 3, and the cli tool.
There are three methods to install python3-dirhash 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-dirhash 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-dirhash using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-dirhash
Install python3-dirhash Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-dirhash using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-dirhash
Install python3-dirhash 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-dirhash using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-dirhash
How To Uninstall python3-dirhash on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-dirhash package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-dirhash
Uninstall python3-dirhash And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-dirhash and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dirhash
Remove python3-dirhash Configurations and Data
To remove python3-dirhash configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dirhash
Remove python3-dirhash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-dirhash configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-dirhash
Dependencies
python3-dirhash have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dirhash package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
