How To Install python-pyoptical on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyoptical on Debian 10.
What is python-pyoptical
python-pyoptical is:
The ‘OptiCAL’ is a photometer that is produced by Cambridge Research Systems (CRS). This device is a standard tool for gamma-calibration of display devices in vision research. This package provides a free-software replacement for the Windows-software distributed by the manufacturer that allows querying an OptiCAL via a serial connection. pyoptical can be used as a library for third-party applications or as a standalone command line tool.
There are three methods to install python-pyoptical 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-pyoptical 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-pyoptical using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyoptical
Install python-pyoptical Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyoptical using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyoptical
Install python-pyoptical 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-pyoptical using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyoptical
How To Uninstall python-pyoptical on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-pyoptical package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyoptical
Uninstall python-pyoptical And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyoptical and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyoptical
Remove python-pyoptical Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyoptical configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyoptical
Remove python-pyoptical configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyoptical configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyoptical
Dependencies
python-pyoptical have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyoptical package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.