How To Install python3-dropbox on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dropbox on Debian 12.
What is python3-dropbox
python3-dropbox is:
A Python SDK for integrating with the Dropbox API v2. You need to create an Dropbox Application to make API requests. All requests need to be made with an OAuth 2 access token. To get started, once you’ve created an app, you can go to the app’s console and generate an access token for your own Dropbox account.
This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.
There are three methods to install python3-dropbox 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-dropbox 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-dropbox using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-dropbox
Install python3-dropbox Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-dropbox using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-dropbox
Install python3-dropbox 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-dropbox using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-dropbox
How To Uninstall python3-dropbox on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-dropbox package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-dropbox
Uninstall python3-dropbox And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-dropbox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dropbox
Remove python3-dropbox Configurations and Data
To remove python3-dropbox configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dropbox
Remove python3-dropbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-dropbox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-dropbox
Dependencies
python3-dropbox have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dropbox package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
