How To Install python3-pacparser on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pacparser on Debian 10.
What is python3-pacparser
python3-pacparser is:
a library to parse proxy auto-config (PAC) files. Proxy auto-config files are a vastly used proxy configuration method these days. Web browsers can use a PAC file to determine which proxy server to use or whether to go direct for a given URL. PAC files are written in JavaScript and can be programmed to return different proxy methods (e.g. “PROXY proxy1:port; DIRECT”) depending upon URL, source IP address, protocol, time of the day etc. PAC files introduce a lot of possibilities.
Needless to say, PAC files are now a widely accepted method for proxy configuration management and companies all over are using them in corporate environments. Almost all popular web browsers support PAC files. The idea behind pacparser is to make it easy to add this PAC file parsing capability to any program (C and Python supported right now).
This package contains the Python 3 bindings for the shared library
There are three methods to install python3-pacparser on Debian 10. 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-pacparser 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-pacparser using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pacparser
Install python3-pacparser Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pacparser using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pacparser
Install python3-pacparser 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-pacparser using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pacparser
How To Uninstall python3-pacparser on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python3-pacparser package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pacparser
Uninstall python3-pacparser And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pacparser and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pacparser
Remove python3-pacparser Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pacparser configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pacparser
Remove python3-pacparser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pacparser configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pacparser
Dependencies
python3-pacparser have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pacparser package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.