How To Install pykml on Debian 12

Learn how to install pykml on Debian 12 with this tutorial. pykml is Python KML library – scripts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pykml on Debian 12.

What is pykml

pykml is:

PyKML is a Python package for parsing and authoring KML documents. It is based on the lxml.objectify API (http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify.html) which provides Pythonic access to XML documents.

This package contain executable programs provided by the pykml Python package.

There are three methods to install pykml on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pykml Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pykml

Install pykml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pykml using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pykml

Install pykml 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 pykml using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pykml

How To Uninstall pykml on Debian 12

To uninstall only the pykml package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pykml

Uninstall pykml And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pykml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pykml

Remove pykml Configurations and Data

To remove pykml configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pykml

Remove pykml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pykml

Dependencies

pykml have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pykml package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.