How To Install python-pymetar on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymetar on Debian 9.
What is python-pymetar
python-pymetar is:
The pymetar Python interface provides full and easy to use access to the METAR reports available from the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, http://www.noaa.gov).
METAR (METeorological Aviation Report) is the international standard code format for hourly surface weather observations.
This package consists of the Python library itself and a command line tool for end users.
There are three methods to install python-pymetar 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-pymetar 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-pymetar using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pymetar
Install python-pymetar Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pymetar using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pymetar
Install python-pymetar 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-pymetar using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pymetar
How To Uninstall python-pymetar on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pymetar package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pymetar
Uninstall python-pymetar And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pymetar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pymetar
Remove python-pymetar Configurations and Data
To remove python-pymetar configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pymetar
Remove python-pymetar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pymetar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pymetar
Dependencies
python-pymetar have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pymetar package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
