How To Install python3-lensfun on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-lensfun on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-lensfun is Lens Correction library - Python3 module

Introduction

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

What is python3-lensfun

python3-lensfun is:

Lensfun is an opensource database of photographic lenses and their characteristics. It contains three kinds of objects:

  • mounts
  • cameras
  • lenses

It is used in various photo-related software in which it allows the correction of various artifacts:

  • distortion
  • transveral (also known as lateral) chromatic aberrations
  • vignetting
  • colour contribution of the lens (correcting said “yellowish” or “blueish” images)

It provides a way to read and search for specific things in the database.

This package contains the Python3 ’lensfun’ module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-lensfun

Install python3-lensfun Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-lensfun

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-lensfun

How To Uninstall python3-lensfun on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-lensfun

Uninstall python3-lensfun And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-lensfun

Remove python3-lensfun Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-lensfun

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-lensfun have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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