How To Install python-gpxpy on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gpxpy on Debian 9.
What is python-gpxpy
python-gpxpy is:
gpxpy is a simple Python library for parsing and manipulating GPX files. GPX is an XML based format for GPS tracks.
The library also contains utility functions that are used in GPX file handling, but can also be used separately, e.g. simple functions for calculating geographical coordinates.
This package contains the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-gpxpy 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-gpxpy 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-gpxpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gpxpy
Install python-gpxpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gpxpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gpxpy
Install python-gpxpy 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-gpxpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gpxpy
How To Uninstall python-gpxpy on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-gpxpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gpxpy
Uninstall python-gpxpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gpxpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gpxpy
Remove python-gpxpy Configurations and Data
To remove python-gpxpy configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gpxpy
Remove python-gpxpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gpxpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gpxpy
Dependencies
python-gpxpy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gpxpy package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.