How To Install python3-importlib-metadata on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-importlib-metadata on Debian 11. python3-importlib-metadata is library to access the metadata for a Python package - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-importlib-metadata on Debian 11.

What is python3-importlib-metadata

python3-importlib-metadata is:

Provides an API for accessing an installed package??s metadata, such as its entry points or its top-level name. This functionality intends to replace most uses of pkg_resources entry point API and metadata API.

This package contains Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-importlib-metadata on Debian 11. 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-importlib-metadata 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-importlib-metadata using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-importlib-metadata

Install python3-importlib-metadata Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-importlib-metadata

Install python3-importlib-metadata 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-importlib-metadata using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-importlib-metadata

How To Uninstall python3-importlib-metadata on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-importlib-metadata

Uninstall python3-importlib-metadata And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-importlib-metadata and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-importlib-metadata

Remove python3-importlib-metadata Configurations and Data

To remove python3-importlib-metadata configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-importlib-metadata

Remove python3-importlib-metadata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-importlib-metadata

Dependencies

python3-importlib-metadata have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-importlib-metadata package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.