How To Install python-tau on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tau on Debian 9. python-tau is Tuning and Analysis Utilities - support for python profiling/tracing

Introduction

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

What is python-tau

python-tau is:

TAU is a profiling toolkit specially made for parallel computing (multi-thread, multi-process, MPI, PVM).

This package python bindings to the TAU functionality, as well as some auto-instrumentation support for python programs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-tau

Install python-tau Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-tau

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-tau

How To Uninstall python-tau on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-tau

Uninstall python-tau And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tau

Remove python-tau Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-tau

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-tau have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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