How To Install python-pyqtgraph on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqtgraph on Debian 9.
What is python-pyqtgraph
python-pyqtgraph is:
PyQtGraph is a pure-python graphics and GUI library built on PyQt4 and numpy. It is intended for use in mathematics / scientific / engineering applications. Despite being written entirely in Python, the library is very fast due to its heavy leverage of numpy for number crunching and Qt’s GraphicsView framework for fast display.
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-pyqtgraph 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-pyqtgraph 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-pyqtgraph using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyqtgraph
Install python-pyqtgraph Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyqtgraph using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyqtgraph
Install python-pyqtgraph 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-pyqtgraph using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyqtgraph
How To Uninstall python-pyqtgraph on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pyqtgraph package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyqtgraph
Uninstall python-pyqtgraph And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyqtgraph and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyqtgraph
Remove python-pyqtgraph Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyqtgraph configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyqtgraph
Remove python-pyqtgraph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyqtgraph configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyqtgraph
Dependencies
python-pyqtgraph have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyqtgraph package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
