How To Install python3-xxhash on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xxhash on Debian 12.
What is python3-xxhash
python3-xxhash is:
xxHash is an Extremely fast Hash algorithm, running at RAM speed limits. It successfully completes the SMHasher test suite which evaluates collision, dispersion and randomness qualities of hash functions. Code is highly portable, and hashes are identical on all platforms (little / big endian).
This package installs the Python 3 bindings.
There are three methods to install python3-xxhash 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-xxhash 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-xxhash using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-xxhash
Install python3-xxhash Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-xxhash using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-xxhash
Install python3-xxhash 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-xxhash using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-xxhash
How To Uninstall python3-xxhash on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-xxhash package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-xxhash
Uninstall python3-xxhash And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-xxhash and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-xxhash
Remove python3-xxhash Configurations and Data
To remove python3-xxhash configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-xxhash
Remove python3-xxhash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-xxhash configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-xxhash
Dependencies
python3-xxhash have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xxhash package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
