How To Install python-vigra on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-vigra on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-vigra is Python bindings for the C++ computer vision library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vigra on Debian 10.

What is python-vigra

python-vigra is:

Vision with Generic Algorithms (VIGRA) is a computer vision library that puts its main emphasis on flexible algorithms, because algorithms represent the principle know-how of this field. The library was consequently built using generic programming as introduced by Stepanov and Musser and exemplified in the C++ Standard Template Library. By writing a few adapters (image iterators and accessors) you can use VIGRA’s algorithms on top of your data structures, within your environment.

This package exports the functionality of the VIGRA library to Python.

There are three methods to install python-vigra on Debian 10. 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-vigra 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-vigra using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-vigra

Install python-vigra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-vigra

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-vigra

How To Uninstall python-vigra on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-vigra

Uninstall python-vigra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-vigra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-vigra

Remove python-vigra Configurations and Data

To remove python-vigra configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-vigra

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-vigra have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vigra package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.