How To Install python3-diskcache on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-diskcache on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-diskcache is Python3 module for disk and file backed persistent cache

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-diskcache on Debian 12.

What is python3-diskcache

python3-diskcache is:

DiskCache is a disk and file backed cache library, written in pure-Python. Its features include

  • Django compatible API
  • Thread-safe and process-safe
  • Supports multiple eviction policies (LRU and LFU included)
  • Keys support ??tag?? metadata and eviction

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-diskcache

Install python3-diskcache Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-diskcache

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-diskcache

How To Uninstall python3-diskcache on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-diskcache

Uninstall python3-diskcache And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-diskcache and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-diskcache

Remove python3-diskcache Configurations and Data

To remove python3-diskcache configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-diskcache

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-diskcache have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-diskcache package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.