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

Last updated: November 23,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "python3-opencv" package

This is a short guide on how to install python3-opencv on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "python3-opencv" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall python3-opencv on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: python3-opencv
Source: opencv
Version: 4.6.0+dfsg-12
Installed-Size: 8299
Maintainer: Debian Science Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: python3 (<< 3.12), python3 (>= 3.11~), python3-numpy (>= 1:1.22.0), python3-numpy-abi9, libc6 (>= 2.32), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libopencv-calib3d406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-contrib406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-core406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-dnn406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-features2d406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-flann406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-highgui406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-imgcodecs406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-imgproc406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-ml406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-objdetect406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-photo406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-shape406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-stitching406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-video406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-videoio406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libopencv-viz406 (>= 4.6.0+dfsg), libstdc++6 (>= 11)
Description: Python 3 bindings for the computer vision library
Description-md5: dee464304625bd8d8fc8e276062d8904
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: https://opencv.org
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/o/opencv/python3-opencv_4.6.0+dfsg-12_amd64.deb
Size: 1691968
MD5sum: 07334f34f3daadd22c57d92408f72937
SHA256: 59095426c06d8a2c23ed03cc63dc187fe60d8878c34e4392e61c39a54a01e76b