How To Install python-tables-data on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tables-data on Debian 9. python-tables-data is hierarchical database for Python based on HDF5 - test data

Introduction

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

What is python-tables-data

python-tables-data is:

PyTables is a hierarchical database package designed to efficiently manage very large amounts of data. PyTables is built on top of the HDF5 library and the NumPy package. It features an object-oriented interface that, combined with natural naming and C-code generated from Pyrex sources, makes it a fast, yet extremely easy to use tool for interactively save and retrieve large amounts of data.

This package includes daya fils used for unit testing.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-tables-data

Install python-tables-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-tables-data

Install python-tables-data 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-tables-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-tables-data

How To Uninstall python-tables-data on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-tables-data

Uninstall python-tables-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tables-data

Remove python-tables-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-tables-data

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tables-data

Dependencies

python-tables-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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