How To Install python-colorspacious on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-colorspacious on Debian 9. python-colorspacious is library for doing colorspace conversions - Python 2.X

Introduction

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

What is python-colorspacious

python-colorspacious is:

Colorspacious is a powerful, accurate, and easy-to-use library for performing colorspace conversions.

In addition to the most common standard colorspaces (sRGB, XYZ, xyY, CIELab, CIELCh), we also include: color vision deficiency (“color blindness”) simulations using the approach of Machado et al (2009); a complete implementation of CIECAM02 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIECAM02>_; and the perceptually uniform CAM02-UCS / CAM02-LCD / CAM02-SCD spaces proposed by Luo et al (2006).

This package contains the python 2 version of colorspacious

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-colorspacious

Install python-colorspacious Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-colorspacious

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-colorspacious

How To Uninstall python-colorspacious on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-colorspacious

Uninstall python-colorspacious And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-colorspacious

Remove python-colorspacious Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-colorspacious

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-colorspacious have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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