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

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "python3-protobuf" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install python3-protobuf on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python3-protobuf
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "python3-protobuf" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall python3-protobuf on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python3-protobuf
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the python3-protobuf package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: python3-protobuf
Source: protobuf
Version: 3.21.12-3
Installed-Size: 1093
Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libprotobuf32 (>= 3.21.12), libstdc++6 (>= 11), python3 (<< 3.12), python3 (>= 3.11~), python3:any
Description: Python 3 bindings for protocol buffers
Description-md5: ba8b2ff5479f775cf8451dd587d3fee9
Homepage: https://github.com/google/protobuf/
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/protobuf/python3-protobuf_3.21.12-3_amd64.deb
Size: 244868
MD5sum: a921f1ef1f47be3ac9b37463dc05cb26
SHA256: 97eefdbf4909ad82f45f0936cad372bb276ed34e7153ffd1f2ddcdab3597bd31