How To Install python-galpy on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-galpy on Debian 9.
What is python-galpy
python-galpy is:
Python module that supports orbit integration in a variety of potentials, evaluating and sampling various distribution functions, and the calculation of action-angle coordinates for all static potentials.
There are three methods to install python-galpy 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-galpy 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-galpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-galpy
Install python-galpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-galpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-galpy
Install python-galpy 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-galpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-galpy
How To Uninstall python-galpy on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-galpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-galpy
Uninstall python-galpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-galpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-galpy
Remove python-galpy Configurations and Data
To remove python-galpy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-galpy
Remove python-galpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-galpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-galpy
Dependencies
python-galpy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-galpy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
