How To Install python-astropy on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-astropy on Debian 9. python-astropy is Core functionality for performing astrophysics with Python

Introduction

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

What is python-astropy

python-astropy is:

The astropy package contains core functionality and some common tools needed for performing astronomy and astrophysics research with Python. It can be extended by a number of “affiliated packages” that are intended to work with the core package.

There are three methods to install python-astropy 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-astropy 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-astropy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-astropy

Install python-astropy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-astropy

Install python-astropy 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-astropy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-astropy

How To Uninstall python-astropy on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-astropy

Uninstall python-astropy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-astropy

Remove python-astropy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-astropy

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-astropy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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