How To Install python3-mesonpy on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-mesonpy on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-mesonpy is Meson PEP 517 Python build backend

Introduction

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

What is python3-mesonpy

python3-mesonpy is:

This package enables Python package authors to use Meson as the build backend for their packages.

Meson is a build system designed to increase programmer productivity. It does this by providing a fast, simple and easy to use interface for modern software development tools and practices.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-mesonpy

Install python3-mesonpy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-mesonpy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-mesonpy

How To Uninstall python3-mesonpy on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-mesonpy

Uninstall python3-mesonpy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-mesonpy

Remove python3-mesonpy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-mesonpy

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-mesonpy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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