How To Install python-pydotplus on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pydotplus on Debian 10.
What is python-pydotplus
python-pydotplus is:
PyDotPlus is an improved version of the old pydot project that provides a Python Interface to Graphviz’s Dot language.
Differences with pydot:
- Compatible with PyParsing 2.0+.
- Python 2.7 - Python 3 compatible.
- Well documented.
- CI Tested.
This package contains the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-pydotplus 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-pydotplus 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-pydotplus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pydotplus
Install python-pydotplus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pydotplus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pydotplus
Install python-pydotplus 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-pydotplus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pydotplus
How To Uninstall python-pydotplus on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-pydotplus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pydotplus
Uninstall python-pydotplus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pydotplus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pydotplus
Remove python-pydotplus Configurations and Data
To remove python-pydotplus configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pydotplus
Remove python-pydotplus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pydotplus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pydotplus
Dependencies
python-pydotplus have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pydotplus package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
