How To Install python-nxt on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-nxt on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-nxt is python driver/interface/wrapper for the Lego Mindstorms NXT robot

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nxt on Debian 10.

What is python-nxt

python-nxt is:

NXT-Python is a package for controlling a LEGO NXT robot using the Python programming language. It can communicate using either USB or Bluetooth.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-nxt

Install python-nxt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-nxt

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-nxt

How To Uninstall python-nxt on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-nxt

Uninstall python-nxt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-nxt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nxt

Remove python-nxt Configurations and Data

To remove python-nxt configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-nxt

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-nxt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nxt package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.