How To Install python-ferret on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ferret on Debian 10.
What is python-ferret
python-ferret is:
Ferret is an interactive computer visualization and analysis environment designed to meet the needs of oceanographers and meteorologists analyzing large and complex gridded data sets. It can transparently access extensive remote Internet data bases using OPeNDAP (formerly known as DODS)
This is the Python wrapper for Ferret
There are three methods to install python-ferret on Debian 10. 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-ferret 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-ferret using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ferret
Install python-ferret Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ferret using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ferret
Install python-ferret 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-ferret using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ferret
How To Uninstall python-ferret on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-ferret package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ferret
Uninstall python-ferret And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ferret and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ferret
Remove python-ferret Configurations and Data
To remove python-ferret configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ferret
Remove python-ferret configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ferret configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ferret
Dependencies
python-ferret have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ferret package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
