How To Install python3-ifaddr on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ifaddr on Debian 12.
What is python3-ifaddr
python3-ifaddr is:
This is a small Python library which allows you to find all the IP addresses of the computer. Both ipv4 and ipv6 addresses will be found.
It is a pure Python implementation in contrast to some other Python libraries providing more or less the same functionality.
There are three methods to install python3-ifaddr 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-ifaddr 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-ifaddr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-ifaddr
Install python3-ifaddr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-ifaddr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-ifaddr
Install python3-ifaddr 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-ifaddr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-ifaddr
How To Uninstall python3-ifaddr on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-ifaddr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-ifaddr
Uninstall python3-ifaddr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-ifaddr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ifaddr
Remove python3-ifaddr Configurations and Data
To remove python3-ifaddr configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ifaddr
Remove python3-ifaddr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-ifaddr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ifaddr
Dependencies
python3-ifaddr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ifaddr package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
