How To Install python-pygrace on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pygrace on Debian 9. python-pygrace is Python bindings for grace

Introduction

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

What is python-pygrace

python-pygrace is:

Grace is a point-and-click tool that allows the user to draw X-Y plots.

So python-grace inherits: User defined scaling, tick marks, labels, symbols, line styles, colors. Polynomial regression, splines, running averages, DFT/FFT, cross/auto-correlation, etc.

In addition, python-grace interacts nicely with numpy.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pygrace

Install python-pygrace Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pygrace

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pygrace

How To Uninstall python-pygrace on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pygrace

Uninstall python-pygrace And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pygrace

Remove python-pygrace Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pygrace

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pygrace have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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