How To Install python3-sardana on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sardana on Debian 11. python3-sardana is instrument control and data acquisition system - library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sardana on Debian 11.

What is python3-sardana

python3-sardana is:

Sardana is a Supervision, Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for scientific installations. It is written in Python and based on the TANGO library. The hardware control and data acquisition routines can be accessed via an IPython console and a generic graphical user interface (both of which are easily extensible by the user).

There are three methods to install python3-sardana on Debian 11. 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-sardana 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-sardana using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-sardana

Install python3-sardana Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-sardana

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sardana

How To Uninstall python3-sardana on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-sardana

Uninstall python3-sardana And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-sardana and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sardana

Remove python3-sardana Configurations and Data

To remove python3-sardana configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sardana

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-sardana have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sardana package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.