How To Install python3-packaging on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-packaging on Debian 11. python3-packaging is core utilities for python3 packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-packaging on Debian 11.

What is python3-packaging

python3-packaging is:

These core utilities currently consist of:

  • Version Handling (PEP 440)
  • Dependency Specification (PEP 440)

There are three methods to install python3-packaging on Debian 11. 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-packaging 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-packaging using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-packaging

Install python3-packaging Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-packaging

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-packaging

How To Uninstall python3-packaging on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-packaging

Uninstall python3-packaging And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-packaging and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-packaging

Remove python3-packaging Configurations and Data

To remove python3-packaging configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-packaging

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-packaging have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-packaging package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.