How To Install python3-extension-helpers on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-extension-helpers on Debian 12.
What is python3-extension-helpers
python3-extension-helpers is:
The extension-helpers package includes convenience helpers to assist with building Python packages with compiled C/Cython extensions. It is developed by the Astropy project but is intended to be general and usable by any Python package.
This is not a traditional package in the sense that it is not intended to be installed directly by users or developers. Instead, it is meant to be accessed when the setup.py command is run and should be defined as a build-time dependency in pyproject.toml files.
There are three methods to install python3-extension-helpers 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-extension-helpers 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-extension-helpers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-extension-helpers
Install python3-extension-helpers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-extension-helpers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-extension-helpers
Install python3-extension-helpers 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-extension-helpers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-extension-helpers
How To Uninstall python3-extension-helpers on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-extension-helpers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-extension-helpers
Uninstall python3-extension-helpers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-extension-helpers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-extension-helpers
Remove python3-extension-helpers Configurations and Data
To remove python3-extension-helpers configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-extension-helpers
Remove python3-extension-helpers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-extension-helpers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-extension-helpers
Dependencies
python3-extension-helpers have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-extension-helpers package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
