How To Install python3-ftputil on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ftputil on Debian 12.
What is python3-ftputil
python3-ftputil is:
High-level FTP client library for the Python programming language. ftputil implements a virtual file system for accessing FTP servers, that is, it can generate file-like objects for remote files. The library supports many functions similar to those in the os, os.path and shutil modules. ftputil has convenience functions for conditional uploads and downloads, and handles FTP clients and servers in different timezones.
There are three methods to install python3-ftputil 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-ftputil 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-ftputil using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-ftputil
Install python3-ftputil Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-ftputil using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-ftputil
Install python3-ftputil 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-ftputil using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-ftputil
How To Uninstall python3-ftputil on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-ftputil package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-ftputil
Uninstall python3-ftputil And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-ftputil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ftputil
Remove python3-ftputil Configurations and Data
To remove python3-ftputil configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ftputil
Remove python3-ftputil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-ftputil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ftputil
Dependencies
python3-ftputil have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ftputil package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
