How To Install python3-pmw on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-pmw on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-pmw is Pmw – Python MegaWidgets (python3 module)

Introduction

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

What is python3-pmw

python3-pmw is:

Pmw is a framework for building high-level compound widgets in Python using the Tkinter interface to the Tk graphics library. It consists of a set of base classes and a library of flexible and extensible megawidgets built on these base classes.

This package provides the pmw modules.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pmw

Install python3-pmw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pmw

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pmw

How To Uninstall python3-pmw on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pmw

Uninstall python3-pmw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pmw

Remove python3-pmw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pmw

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pmw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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