How To Install refurb on Debian 12

Learn how to install refurb on Debian 12 with this tutorial. refurb is tool for refurbishing and modernizing Python codebases

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install refurb on Debian 12.

What is refurb

refurb is:

A tool for refurbishing and modernizing Python codebases. It can give hints on possible improvements and new features to use in an existing Python codebase. Refurb is not a style/type checker. It is not meant as a first-line of defense for linting and finding bugs, it is meant for making good code even better.

There are three methods to install refurb 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 refurb Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install refurb

Install refurb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install refurb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install refurb

Install refurb 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 refurb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install refurb

How To Uninstall refurb on Debian 12

To uninstall only the refurb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove refurb

Uninstall refurb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove refurb

Remove refurb Configurations and Data

To remove refurb configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge refurb

Remove refurb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge refurb

Dependencies

refurb have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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