How To Install python3-py7zr on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-py7zr on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-py7zr is pure Python 7-zip library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-py7zr on Debian 12.

What is python3-py7zr

python3-py7zr is:

py7zr is a library and command-line utility to support 7zip archive compression, decompression, encryption and decryption.

There are three methods to install python3-py7zr 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-py7zr 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-py7zr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-py7zr

Install python3-py7zr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-py7zr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-py7zr

Install python3-py7zr 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-py7zr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-py7zr

How To Uninstall python3-py7zr on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-py7zr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-py7zr

Uninstall python3-py7zr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-py7zr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-py7zr

Remove python3-py7zr Configurations and Data

To remove python3-py7zr configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-py7zr

Remove python3-py7zr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-py7zr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-py7zr

Dependencies

python3-py7zr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-py7zr package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.