How To Install python-qgis on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-qgis on Debian 9. python-qgis is Python bindings to QGIS

Introduction

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

What is python-qgis

python-qgis is:

QGIS is a Geographic Information System (GIS) which manages, analyzes and display databases of geographic information.

This package contains the files for the Python support.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-qgis

Install python-qgis Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-qgis

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-qgis

How To Uninstall python-qgis on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-qgis

Uninstall python-qgis And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-qgis

Remove python-qgis Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-qgis

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-qgis have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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