How To Install python3-setuptools on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-setuptools on Debian 11. python3-setuptools is Python3 Distutils Enhancements

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-setuptools on Debian 11.

What is `python3-setuptools`

python3-setuptools is:

Extensions to the python-distutils for large or complex distributions.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-setuptools

Install python3-setuptools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-setuptools

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-setuptools

How To Uninstall python3-setuptools on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-setuptools

Uninstall python3-setuptools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-setuptools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-setuptools

Remove python3-setuptools Configurations and Data

To remove python3-setuptools configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-setuptools

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-setuptools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-setuptools package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.