How To Install python-serial on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-serial on Debian 9.
What is python-serial
python-serial is:
This module encapsulates the access for the serial port. It provides back-ends for standard Python running on Windows, Linux, BSD (possibly any POSIX compliant system). The module named “serial” automatically selects the appropriate back-end.
There are three methods to install python-serial 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-serial 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-serial using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-serial
Install python-serial Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-serial using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-serial
Install python-serial 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-serial using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-serial
How To Uninstall python-serial on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-serial package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-serial
Uninstall python-serial And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-serial and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-serial
Remove python-serial Configurations and Data
To remove python-serial configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-serial
Remove python-serial configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-serial configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-serial
Dependencies
python-serial have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-serial package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
