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

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "python3-mapscript" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install python3-mapscript on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python3-mapscript" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall python3-mapscript on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: python3-mapscript
Source: mapserver (8.0.0-3)
Version: 8.0.0-3+b8
Installed-Size: 1348
Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
Architecture: amd64
Depends: python3 (<< 3.12), python3 (>= 3.11~), python3:any, libc6 (>= 2.14), libmapserver2 (>= 8.0.0), libpython3.11 (>= 3.11.0)
Suggests: mapserver-bin, mapserver-doc
Description: Python library for MapServer
Description-md5: ce80a1e608ad656e3a782c28ae112af8
Homepage: https://mapserver.org
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mapserver/python3-mapscript_8.0.0-3+b8_amd64.deb
Size: 319408
MD5sum: 6cef37cfbddae71d9eafbbbd29620872
SHA256: f7ad99a29e7e627f605023e75253be02ad5f62ac8d256610ccab2ea0b614e1c0