How To Install python-gdspy on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gdspy on Debian 10.
What is python-gdspy
python-gdspy is:
Gdspy is a Python module for creating/importing/merging GDSII stream files. It includes key libraries for creating complex CAD layouts.
Features:
- Boolean operations on polygons (AND, OR, NOT, XOR) based on clipping algorithm
- Polygon offset (inward and outward rescaling of polygons)
- Efficient point-in-polygon solutions for large array sets
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-gdspy 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-gdspy 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-gdspy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gdspy
Install python-gdspy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gdspy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gdspy
Install python-gdspy 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-gdspy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gdspy
How To Uninstall python-gdspy on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-gdspy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gdspy
Uninstall python-gdspy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gdspy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gdspy
Remove python-gdspy Configurations and Data
To remove python-gdspy configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gdspy
Remove python-gdspy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gdspy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gdspy
Dependencies
python-gdspy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gdspy package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
