How To Install python3-xtermcolor on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-xtermcolor on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-xtermcolor is Python3 module to print coloured text on terminals

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xtermcolor on Debian 10.

What is python3-xtermcolor

python3-xtermcolor is:

This module provides a simple API to print in color on terminals, it can accept RGB and ANSI colors, and can use 256 colors.

This package provides Python 3.x version of python-xtermcolor

There are three methods to install python3-xtermcolor on Debian 10. 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-xtermcolor 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-xtermcolor using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-xtermcolor

Install python3-xtermcolor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-xtermcolor

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-xtermcolor

How To Uninstall python3-xtermcolor on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-xtermcolor

Uninstall python3-xtermcolor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-xtermcolor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-xtermcolor

Remove python3-xtermcolor Configurations and Data

To remove python3-xtermcolor configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-xtermcolor

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-xtermcolor have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xtermcolor package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.