How To Install python-hdf-compass on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hdf-compass on Debian 10.
What is python-hdf-compass
python-hdf-compass is:
HDF Compass is an experimental viewer program for HDF5 and related formats, designed to complement other more complex applications like HDFView. Strong emphasis is placed on clean minimal design, and maximum extensibility through a plugin system for new formats.
This package provides the public modules used by the HDF Compass application and third-party plugins.
There are three methods to install python-hdf-compass 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-hdf-compass 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-hdf-compass using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-hdf-compass
Install python-hdf-compass Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-hdf-compass using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-hdf-compass
Install python-hdf-compass 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-hdf-compass using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-hdf-compass
How To Uninstall python-hdf-compass on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-hdf-compass package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-hdf-compass
Uninstall python-hdf-compass And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-hdf-compass and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-hdf-compass
Remove python-hdf-compass Configurations and Data
To remove python-hdf-compass configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-hdf-compass
Remove python-hdf-compass configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-hdf-compass configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-hdf-compass
Dependencies
python-hdf-compass have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hdf-compass package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
