How To Install python-aplpy on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-aplpy on Debian 9.
What is python-aplpy
python-aplpy is:
APLpy is a Python module aimed at producing publication-quality plots of astronomical imaging data in FITS format. The module uses Matplotlib, a powerful and interactive plotting package. It is capable of creating output files in several graphical formats, including EPS, PDF, PS, PNG, and SVG.
This package contains the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-aplpy 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 python-aplpy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-aplpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-aplpy
Install python-aplpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-aplpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-aplpy
Install python-aplpy 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 python-aplpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-aplpy
How To Uninstall python-aplpy on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-aplpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-aplpy
Uninstall python-aplpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-aplpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-aplpy
Remove python-aplpy Configurations and Data
To remove python-aplpy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-aplpy
Remove python-aplpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-aplpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-aplpy
Dependencies
python-aplpy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-aplpy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.