How To Install python3-filelock on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-filelock on Debian 12.
What is python3-filelock
python3-filelock is:
This package contains a single module, which implements a platform independent file locking mechanism for Python. The lock includes a lock counter and is thread safe. This means, when locking the same lock object twice, it will not block.
There are three methods to install python3-filelock 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-filelock 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-filelock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-filelock
Install python3-filelock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-filelock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-filelock
Install python3-filelock 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-filelock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-filelock
How To Uninstall python3-filelock on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-filelock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-filelock
Uninstall python3-filelock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-filelock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-filelock
Remove python3-filelock Configurations and Data
To remove python3-filelock configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-filelock
Remove python3-filelock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-filelock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-filelock
Dependencies
python3-filelock have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-filelock package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
