How To Install python-pivy on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pivy on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pivy is Coin binding for Python

Introduction

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

What is python-pivy

python-pivy is:

Pivy is a Coin binding for Python. Coin is a high-level 3D graphics library with a C++ API. Coin uses scene-graph data structures to render real-time graphics suitable for mostly all kinds of scientific and engineering visualization applications. Pivy allows:

* Development of Coin applications and extensions in Python
* Interactive modification of Coin programs from within the
  Python interpreter at runtime
* Incorporation of Scripting Nodes into the scene graph which
  are capable of executing Python code and callbacks
* Use of Coin within PyQt4 applications with the quarter module

There are three methods to install python-pivy 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-pivy 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-pivy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pivy

Install python-pivy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pivy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pivy

How To Uninstall python-pivy on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pivy

Uninstall python-pivy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pivy

Remove python-pivy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pivy

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pivy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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