How To Install python3-whois on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-whois on Debian 12.
What is python3-whois
python3-whois is:
This Python wrapper for the “whois” command has a simple interface to access parsed WHOIS data for a given domain.
It is able to extract data for many of the popular TLDs (com, org, net, biz, info, pl, jp, uk, nz, …) and queries WHOIS servers directly instead of going through an intermediate web service.
There are three methods to install python3-whois 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-whois 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-whois using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-whois
Install python3-whois Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-whois using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-whois
Install python3-whois 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-whois using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-whois
How To Uninstall python3-whois on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-whois package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-whois
Uninstall python3-whois And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-whois and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-whois
Remove python3-whois Configurations and Data
To remove python3-whois configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-whois
Remove python3-whois configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-whois configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-whois
Dependencies
python3-whois have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-whois package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
