How To Install python-pyvo on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyvo on Ubuntu 18.04. python-pyvo is Python library for data services of the Virtual observatory (VO)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyvo on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-pyvo

python-pyvo is:

The pyvo module currently provides these main capabilities: Find archives that provide particular data of a particular type and/or relates to a particular topic search an archive for datasets of a particular type. Do simple searches on catalogs or databases get information about an object via its name.

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python-pyvo on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-pyvo 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-pyvo using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyvo

Install python-pyvo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyvo

Install python-pyvo 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyvo

How To Uninstall python-pyvo on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyvo

Uninstall python-pyvo And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pyvo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyvo

Remove python-pyvo Configurations and Data

To remove python-pyvo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyvo

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyvo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.