How To Install python-opcua on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-opcua on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-opcua is Pure Python OPC-UA Client and Server (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-opcua on Debian 10.

What is python-opcua

python-opcua is:

An OPC-UA (Open Platform Communications - Unified Architecture) client and server library, written entirely in Python.

This package contains the Python 2 library.

There are three methods to install python-opcua on Debian 10. 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-opcua 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-opcua using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-opcua

Install python-opcua Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-opcua

Install python-opcua 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-opcua using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-opcua

How To Uninstall python-opcua on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-opcua package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-opcua

Uninstall python-opcua And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-opcua and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-opcua

Remove python-opcua Configurations and Data

To remove python-opcua configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-opcua

Remove python-opcua configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-opcua

Dependencies

python-opcua have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-opcua package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.