How To Install python3-oldmemo on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-oldmemo on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-oldmemo is python-omemo backend for OMEMO 1

Introduction

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

What is python3-oldmemo

python3-oldmemo is:

Backend implementation for python-omemo, equipping python-omemo with support for OMEMO under the namespace eu.siacs.conversations.axolotl (casually/jokingly referred to as “oldmemo”).

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-oldmemo

Install python3-oldmemo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-oldmemo

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-oldmemo

How To Uninstall python3-oldmemo on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-oldmemo

Uninstall python3-oldmemo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-oldmemo

Remove python3-oldmemo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-oldmemo

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-oldmemo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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