How To Install python3-inotify on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-inotify on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-inotify is inotify generator library for Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python3-inotify

python3-inotify is:

inotify* functionality is available from the Linux kernel and allows you to register one or more directories for watching, and to simply block and wait for notification events. This library is designed to act as a generator. All you have to do is loop, and you’ll see one event at a time and block in-between.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-inotify

Install python3-inotify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-inotify

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-inotify

How To Uninstall python3-inotify on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-inotify

Uninstall python3-inotify And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-inotify

Remove python3-inotify Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-inotify

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-inotify have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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