How To Install python3-setproctitle on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-setproctitle on Debian 11.
What is python3-setproctitle
python3-setproctitle is:
The library allows a process to change its title (as displayed by system tools such as ps and top).
Changing the title is mostly useful in multi-process systems, for example when a master process is forked: changing the children’s title allows one to identify the task each process is busy with. The technique is used by PostgreSQL and the OpenSSH Server for example.
This is the Python 3 package.
There are three methods to install python3-setproctitle on Debian 11. 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-setproctitle 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-setproctitle using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-setproctitle
Install python3-setproctitle Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-setproctitle using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-setproctitle
Install python3-setproctitle 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-setproctitle using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-setproctitle
How To Uninstall python3-setproctitle on Debian 11
To uninstall only the python3-setproctitle package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-setproctitle
Uninstall python3-setproctitle And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-setproctitle and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-setproctitle
Remove python3-setproctitle Configurations and Data
To remove python3-setproctitle configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-setproctitle
Remove python3-setproctitle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-setproctitle configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-setproctitle
Dependencies
python3-setproctitle have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-setproctitle package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
