How To Install python3-itango on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-itango on Debian 9. python3-itango is Interactive Tango client - Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-itango on Debian 9.

What is python3-itango

python3-itango is:

ITango works like a normal python console, but it provides a nice set of features from IPython. It also adds set of PyTango specific features:

  • automatic import of Tango objects
  • device and attribute name completion
  • list tango devices, classes, servers
  • customized tango error message
  • database utilities

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python3-itango 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 python3-itango 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-itango using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-itango

Install python3-itango Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-itango

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-itango

How To Uninstall python3-itango on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-itango

Uninstall python3-itango And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-itango and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-itango

Remove python3-itango Configurations and Data

To remove python3-itango configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-itango

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-itango have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-itango package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.