How To Install python3-scour on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-scour on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-scour is SVG scrubber and optimizer (Python 3 module)

Introduction

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

What is python3-scour

python3-scour is:

Scour is a Python module that aggressively cleans SVG files, removing a lot of unnecessary information that certain tools or authors embed into their documents. The goal of scour is to provide an identically rendered image (i.e. a scoured document should have no discernible visible differences from the original file) while minimizing the file size.

WARNING: Scour is intended to be run on files that have been edited in Vector Graphics editors such as Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator. Scour attempts to optimize the file, and as result, it will change the file’s structure and (possibly) its semantics. If you have hand-edited your SVG files, you will probably not be happy with the output of Scour.

Never use scour to overwrite your original file!

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-scour

Install python3-scour Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-scour

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-scour

How To Uninstall python3-scour on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-scour

Uninstall python3-scour And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-scour

Remove python3-scour Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-scour

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-scour have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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