How To Install python3-pyfakefs on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-pyfakefs on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-pyfakefs is fake fs that mocks the Python file system modules - Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python3-pyfakefs

python3-pyfakefs is:

pyfakefs implements a fake file system that mocks the Python file system modules. Using pyfakefs, your tests operate on a fake file system in memory without touching the real disk. The software under test requires no modification to work with pyfakefs.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyfakefs

Install python3-pyfakefs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyfakefs

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyfakefs

How To Uninstall python3-pyfakefs on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyfakefs

Uninstall python3-pyfakefs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyfakefs

Remove python3-pyfakefs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyfakefs

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pyfakefs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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