How To Install spyder-common on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install spyder-common on Debian 9. spyder-common is Python IDE for scientists (common files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install spyder-common on Debian 9.

What is spyder-common

spyder-common is:

Originally written to design Spyder (the Scientific PYthon Development EnviRonment), the spyderlib Python library provides ready-to-use pure-Python widgets: source code editor with syntax highlighting and code introspection/analysis features, NumPy array editor, dictionary editor, Python console, etc. It’s based on the Qt Python binding module PyQt4 (and is compatible with PySide since v2.2).

This is the common files of the package.

There are three methods to install spyder-common 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 spyder-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install spyder-common

Install spyder-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install spyder-common

Install spyder-common 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 spyder-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install spyder-common

How To Uninstall spyder-common on Debian 9

To uninstall only the spyder-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove spyder-common

Uninstall spyder-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove spyder-common

Remove spyder-common Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge spyder-common

Remove spyder-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spyder-common

Dependencies

spyder-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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