How To Install python3-fitz on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-fitz on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-fitz is Python binding for MuPDF

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fitz on Debian 12.

What is python3-fitz

python3-fitz is:

Allows one to access files in PDF, XPS, OpenXPS, CBZ, EPUB, and FB2 (e-books) formats, and it is known for its top performance and high rendering quality.

PDF manipulation and generation functions are available, including metadata and bookmark maintenance, document restructuring, annotation / link handling and document or page creation.

This package contains PyMuPDF.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-fitz

Install python3-fitz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-fitz

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-fitz

How To Uninstall python3-fitz on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-fitz

Uninstall python3-fitz And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-fitz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-fitz

Remove python3-fitz Configurations and Data

To remove python3-fitz configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-fitz

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-fitz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fitz package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.