How To Install python3-electrum on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-electrum on Debian 11. python3-electrum is Easy to use Bitcoin client - Python module

Introduction

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

What is python3-electrum

python3-electrum is:

This package provides a lightweight Bitcoin client which protects you from losing your bitcoins in a backup mistake or computer failure. Also, Electrum does not require waiting time because it does not download the Bitcoin blockchain.

This package provides the “electrum” Python module which can be used to access a Bitcoin wallet from Python programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-electrum

Install python3-electrum Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-electrum

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-electrum

How To Uninstall python3-electrum on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-electrum

Uninstall python3-electrum And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-electrum

Remove python3-electrum Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-electrum

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-electrum have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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