How To Install python3-utmp on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-utmp on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-utmp is python module for working with utmp

Introduction

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

What is python3-utmp

python3-utmp is:

python-utmp provides 3 modules to access utmp and wtmp records. utmpaccess is lowlevel module wrapping glibc functions, UTMPCONST provides useful constants, and utmp is module build on top of utmpaccess module, providing object oriented interface.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-utmp

Install python3-utmp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-utmp

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-utmp

How To Uninstall python3-utmp on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-utmp

Uninstall python3-utmp And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-utmp

Remove python3-utmp Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-utmp

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-utmp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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