How To Install python-expeyes on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-expeyes on Debian 9. python-expeyes is Python library for expeyes

Introduction

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

What is python-expeyes

python-expeyes is:

This package provides low level interfaces for making science experiments with an ExpEYES box. The library allows one to develop new programs easily

ExpEYES is from the PHOENIX project of Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi. It is a hardware & software framework for developing science experiments, demonstrations and projects and learn science and engineering by exploration. Capable of doing real time measurements and analysing the data in different ways. Analog voltages are measured with 0.025% resolution and time intervals with one microsecond. This project is based on Free and Open Source software, mostly written in Python programming language. The hardware design is also open.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-expeyes

Install python-expeyes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-expeyes

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-expeyes

How To Uninstall python-expeyes on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-expeyes

Uninstall python-expeyes And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-expeyes

Remove python-expeyes Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-expeyes

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-expeyes have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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