How To Install python-kdtree on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kdtree on Debian 9. python-kdtree is container for kd-tree sorting for Python

Introduction

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

What is python-kdtree

python-kdtree is:

A container implementing k-dimensional space sorting using a kd-tree. It:

  • supports two- to six-dimensional spaces
  • can store any data structure
  • provides standard find as well as range queries
  • has amortised O(lg n) time (O(n lg n) worst case) on most operations (insert/erase/find optimised) and worst-case O(n) space
  • provides means to rebalance and thus optimise the tree

This package contains the extension built for the Python interpreter.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-kdtree

Install python-kdtree Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-kdtree

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-kdtree

How To Uninstall python-kdtree on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-kdtree

Uninstall python-kdtree And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-kdtree

Remove python-kdtree Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-kdtree

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-kdtree have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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