How To Install python3-xmlsec on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-xmlsec on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-xmlsec is Python bindings for the XML Security Library

Introduction

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

What is python3-xmlsec

python3-xmlsec is:

The XML Security Library (xmlsec) is a C library that implements these XML standards:

  • XML Signature
  • XML Encryption

This package contains the Python 3 module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-xmlsec

Install python3-xmlsec Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-xmlsec

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-xmlsec

How To Uninstall python3-xmlsec on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-xmlsec

Uninstall python3-xmlsec And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-xmlsec

Remove python3-xmlsec Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-xmlsec

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-xmlsec have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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