How To Install python-ownet on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ownet on Debian 9. python-ownet is Python module for accessing 1-wire networks

Introduction

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

What is python-ownet

python-ownet is:

The 1-Wire bus is a cheap low-speed bus for devices like weather sensors, access control, etc. It can be attached to your system via serial, USB, I2C, and other interfaces.

OWnet is a standalone Python module for accessing 1-wire sensors through an owserver.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-ownet

Install python-ownet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-ownet

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-ownet

How To Uninstall python-ownet on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-ownet

Uninstall python-ownet And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ownet

Remove python-ownet Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ownet

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-ownet have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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