How To Install python3-urwid-readline on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-urwid-readline on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-urwid-readline is python-urwid textbox widget that supports readline shortcuts

Introduction

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

What is python3-urwid-readline

python3-urwid-readline is:

A textbox edit widget for urwid that supports readline shortcuts such as:

  • Jump to the Beginning of line (Ctrl + A)
  • Jump backward one character (Ctrl + B)
  • Delete one character (Ctrl + D)
  • Delete one word (Meta + D)
  • Jump to the end of line (Ctrl + E) and more.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-urwid-readline

Install python3-urwid-readline Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-urwid-readline

Install python3-urwid-readline 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-urwid-readline using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-urwid-readline

How To Uninstall python3-urwid-readline on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-urwid-readline

Uninstall python3-urwid-readline And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-urwid-readline

Remove python3-urwid-readline Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-urwid-readline

Remove python3-urwid-readline configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-urwid-readline

Dependencies

python3-urwid-readline have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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