How To Install python-pyregion on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyregion on Debian 9. python-pyregion is Python module to parse ds9 region files (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyregion on Debian 9.

What is python-pyregion

python-pyregion is:

Pyregion is a Python module to parse ds9 region files. It also supports ciao region files.

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyregion

Install python-pyregion Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyregion

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyregion

How To Uninstall python-pyregion on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyregion

Uninstall python-pyregion And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pyregion and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyregion

Remove python-pyregion Configurations and Data

To remove python-pyregion configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyregion

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pyregion have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyregion package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.