How To Install python3-nmea2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nmea2 on Debian 9. python3-nmea2 is Python library for the NMEA 0183 protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nmea2 on Debian 9.

What is python3-nmea2

python3-nmea2 is:

A Python Library for the NMEA 0183 protocol

NMEA 0183 is a combined electrical and data specification for communication between marine electronics such as echo sounder, sonars, anemometer, gyrocompass, autopilot, GPS receivers and many other types of instruments.

There are three methods to install python3-nmea2 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-nmea2 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-nmea2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-nmea2

Install python3-nmea2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-nmea2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-nmea2

Install python3-nmea2 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-nmea2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-nmea2

How To Uninstall python3-nmea2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-nmea2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-nmea2

Uninstall python3-nmea2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-nmea2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-nmea2

Remove python3-nmea2 Configurations and Data

To remove python3-nmea2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-nmea2

Remove python3-nmea2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-nmea2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-nmea2

Dependencies

python3-nmea2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nmea2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.