How To Install pyvisa on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyvisa on Debian 9.
What is pyvisa
pyvisa is:
This is a transitional dummy package. It can safely be removed.
There are three methods to install pyvisa 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 pyvisa Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pyvisa using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pyvisa
Install pyvisa Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pyvisa using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pyvisa
Install pyvisa 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 pyvisa using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pyvisa
How To Uninstall pyvisa on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pyvisa package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pyvisa
Uninstall pyvisa And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pyvisa and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyvisa
Remove pyvisa Configurations and Data
To remove pyvisa configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pyvisa
Remove pyvisa configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pyvisa configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyvisa
Dependencies
pyvisa have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyvisa package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
