How To Install python3-socksio on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-socksio on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-socksio is Sans-I/O implementation of SOCKS4, SOCKS4A, and SOCKS5

Introduction

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

What is python3-socksio

python3-socksio is:

Client-side sans-I/O SOCKS proxy implementation. Supports SOCKS4, SOCKS4A, and SOCKS5.

socksio is a sans-I/O library similar to h11 or h2, this means the library itself does not handle the actual sending of the bytes through the network, it only deals with the implementation details of the SOCKS protocols so you can use it in any I/O library you want.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-socksio

Install python3-socksio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-socksio

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-socksio

How To Uninstall python3-socksio on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-socksio

Uninstall python3-socksio And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-socksio

Remove python3-socksio Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-socksio

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-socksio have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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