How to Install and Uninstall python3-protobuf Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "python3-protobuf" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install python3-protobuf on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python3-protobuf" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall python3-protobuf on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-protobuf package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: python3-protobuf
Source: protobuf
Version: 3.6.1.3-2
Installed-Size: 2749
Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Provides: python3.7-protobuf
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libprotobuf17, libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), python3 (<< 3.8), python3 (>= 3.7~), python3-pkg-resources, python3-six (>= 1.9), python3:any
Description: Python 3 bindings for protocol buffers
Description-md5: ba8b2ff5479f775cf8451dd587d3fee9
Homepage: https://github.com/google/protobuf/
Python-Version: 3.7
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/protobuf/python3-protobuf_3.6.1.3-2_amd64.deb
Size: 333620
MD5sum: de4e4a7cc27387e4c3f3f97fb44e73a8
SHA256: 383e24d4e1b8e7ec7b4bbf27f6337b0010eacf169420a0a65794ec36ef8cc37d