How To Install python3-ferret on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-ferret on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-ferret is Python3 wrapper for the Ferret visualization and analysis environment,

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ferret on Debian 10.

What is python3-ferret

python3-ferret is:

Ferret is an interactive computer visualization and analysis environment designed to meet the needs of oceanographers and meteorologists analyzing large and complex gridded data sets. It can transparently access extensive remote Internet data bases using OPeNDAP (formerly known as DODS)

This is the Python3 wrapper for Ferret

There are three methods to install python3-ferret 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 python3-ferret Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-ferret using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-ferret

Install python3-ferret Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-ferret using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-ferret

Install python3-ferret 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 python3-ferret using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-ferret

How To Uninstall python3-ferret on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python3-ferret package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-ferret

Uninstall python3-ferret And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-ferret and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ferret

Remove python3-ferret Configurations and Data

To remove python3-ferret configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ferret

Remove python3-ferret configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-ferret configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ferret

Dependencies

python3-ferret have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ferret package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.