How To Install python-pyorbital on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyorbital on Debian 9.
What is python-pyorbital
python-pyorbital is:
Python package for computing orbital parameters from TLE files, and making diverse astronomical computations.
This package is part of the PyTroll toolset.
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-pyorbital 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-pyorbital 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-pyorbital using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyorbital
Install python-pyorbital Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyorbital using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyorbital
Install python-pyorbital 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-pyorbital using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyorbital
How To Uninstall python-pyorbital on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-pyorbital package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyorbital
Uninstall python-pyorbital And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyorbital and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyorbital
Remove python-pyorbital Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyorbital configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyorbital
Remove python-pyorbital configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyorbital configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyorbital
Dependencies
python-pyorbital have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyorbital package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.