How To Install python3-dulwich on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dulwich on Debian 11. python3-dulwich is Python Git library - Python3 module

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dulwich on Debian 11.

What is python3-dulwich

python3-dulwich is:

Dulwich is a Python implementation of the file formats and protocols used by the Git version control system. It can currently read from and write to existing Git repositories and implements the protocol for pushing and receiving packs from remote servers.

All functionality is available in pure Python, but for improved performance replacements of some modules written in C are also available. This package includes the high performance versions.

This package contains the module built for Python version 3.x.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-dulwich

Install python3-dulwich Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-dulwich

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-dulwich

How To Uninstall python3-dulwich on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-dulwich

Uninstall python3-dulwich And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-dulwich and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dulwich

Remove python3-dulwich Configurations and Data

To remove python3-dulwich configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dulwich

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-dulwich have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dulwich package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.