How To Install python3-merge3 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-merge3 on Debian 12.
What is python3-merge3
python3-merge3 is:
A Python implementation of 3-way merge of texts.
Given BASE, OTHER, THIS, tries to produce a combined text incorporating the changes from both BASE->OTHER and BASE->THIS. All three will typically be sequences of lines.
There are three methods to install python3-merge3 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-merge3 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-merge3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-merge3
Install python3-merge3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-merge3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-merge3
Install python3-merge3 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-merge3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-merge3
How To Uninstall python3-merge3 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-merge3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-merge3
Uninstall python3-merge3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-merge3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-merge3
Remove python3-merge3 Configurations and Data
To remove python3-merge3 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-merge3
Remove python3-merge3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-merge3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-merge3
Dependencies
python3-merge3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-merge3 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
