How To Install python3-zfec on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-zfec on Debian 12.
What is python3-zfec
python3-zfec is:
Fast, portable, programmable erasure coding a.k.a. “forward error correction”: the generation of redundant blocks of information such that if some blocks are lost then the original data can be recovered from the remaining blocks. This package includes a Python 3 API.
There are three methods to install python3-zfec 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-zfec 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-zfec using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-zfec
Install python3-zfec Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-zfec using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-zfec
Install python3-zfec 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-zfec using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-zfec
How To Uninstall python3-zfec on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-zfec package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-zfec
Uninstall python3-zfec And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-zfec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-zfec
Remove python3-zfec Configurations and Data
To remove python3-zfec configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-zfec
Remove python3-zfec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-zfec configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-zfec
Dependencies
python3-zfec have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-zfec package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
