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

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "python3-xopen" package

This is a short guide on how to install python3-xopen 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-xopen" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall python3-xopen on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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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-xopen package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: python3-xopen
Source: python-xopen
Version: 1.7.0-2
Installed-Size: 73
Maintainer: Debian Python Team
Architecture: all
Depends: python3-typing-extensions | python3 (>> 3.8), python3:any, python3-pkg-resources, pigz
Description: Python3 module to open compressed files transparently
Description-md5: 07bc3f3915c930e4ddff0500f0128a90
Homepage: https://github.com/marcelm/xopen
Section: python
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/python-xopen/python3-xopen_1.7.0-2_all.deb
Size: 16856
MD5sum: ce3002fd4d8b66204f66b057f225f028
SHA256: 3e67cd42c4f4b4136d42e7e12833513b10966eb82cc82736a7a5552fa7e17056