How To Install python3-pulsectl on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-pulsectl on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-pulsectl is high-level interface and ctypes-based bindings for PulseAudio

Introduction

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

What is python3-pulsectl

python3-pulsectl is:

Python blocking high-level interface and ctypes-based bindings for PulseAudio (libpulse), to use in a simple synchronous code.

Wrappers are mostly for mixer-like controls and introspection-related operations, as opposed to e.g. submitting sound samples to play and player-like client.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pulsectl

Install python3-pulsectl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pulsectl

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pulsectl

How To Uninstall python3-pulsectl on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pulsectl

Uninstall python3-pulsectl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pulsectl

Remove python3-pulsectl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pulsectl

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pulsectl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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