How To Install python-pybiggles on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pybiggles on Debian 10.
What is python-pybiggles
python-pybiggles is:
Biggles is a Python module for creating publication-quality 2D scientific plots. It supports multiple output formats (postscript, x11, png, svg, gif), understands simple TeX, and sports a high-level, elegant interface. It’s intended for technical users with sophisticated plotting needs.
There are three methods to install python-pybiggles 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-pybiggles 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-pybiggles using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pybiggles
Install python-pybiggles Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pybiggles using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pybiggles
Install python-pybiggles 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-pybiggles using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pybiggles
How To Uninstall python-pybiggles on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-pybiggles package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pybiggles
Uninstall python-pybiggles And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pybiggles and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pybiggles
Remove python-pybiggles Configurations and Data
To remove python-pybiggles configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pybiggles
Remove python-pybiggles configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pybiggles configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pybiggles
Dependencies
python-pybiggles have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pybiggles package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.