How To Install python-ariapy on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ariapy on Debian 9. python-ariapy is C++ library for MobileRobots/ActivMedia robots (Python bindings)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ariapy on Debian 9.

What is python-ariapy

python-ariapy is:

ARIA is an object oriented toolkit for controlling MobileRobots/ActivMedia mobile robots and their accessories, and for creating robot control applications. It also provides many cross-platform and high-level tools for multimedia, networking, and other useful tasks.

This package contains SWIG generated Python bindings.

There are three methods to install python-ariapy on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-ariapy Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-ariapy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-ariapy

Install python-ariapy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-ariapy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-ariapy

Install python-ariapy Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-ariapy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-ariapy

How To Uninstall python-ariapy on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-ariapy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-ariapy

Uninstall python-ariapy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-ariapy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ariapy

Remove python-ariapy Configurations and Data

To remove python-ariapy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ariapy

Remove python-ariapy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-ariapy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ariapy

Dependencies

python-ariapy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ariapy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.