How to Install and Uninstall python3-gi Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 02,2025

You can also install and uninstall the python3-gi on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "python3-gi" package

Please follow the instructions below to install python3-gi on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall python3-gi on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3-gi
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-gi package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: python3-gi
Source: pygobject (3.42.2-3)
Version: 3.42.2-3+b1
Installed-Size: 730
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: gir1.2-glib-2.0 (>= 1.48.0), python3 (<< 3.12), python3 (>= 3.11~), python3:any, libc6 (>= 2.14), libffi8 (>= 3.4), libgirepository-1.0-1 (>= 1.62.0-4~), libgirepository-1.0-1-with-libffi8 (>= 1.62.0-4~), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.67.3)
Description: Python 3 bindings for gobject-introspection libraries
Description-md5: f0850471c776a975236399e3050363aa
Multi-Arch: allowed
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/PyGObject
Tag: devel::lang:python, implemented-in::TODO, role::shared-lib
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pygobject/python3-gi_3.42.2-3+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 219356
MD5sum: 6ae160ab09876f69e0c192e3b8ddafdd
SHA256: 6cdf29f0cface26d98c767e83882f471f14ee30cad9e71f81caccd603e97274c