How To Install python-rasterio on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rasterio on Debian 9.
What is python-rasterio
python-rasterio is:
Rasterio reads and writes geospatial raster datasets.
Rasterio employs GDAL under the hood for file I/O and raster formatting. Its functions typically accept and return Numpy ndarrays. Rasterio is designed to make working with geospatial raster data more productive and more fun.
This package contains the Python 2 version of the library.
There are three methods to install python-rasterio 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-rasterio 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-rasterio using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-rasterio
Install python-rasterio Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-rasterio using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-rasterio
Install python-rasterio 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-rasterio using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-rasterio
How To Uninstall python-rasterio on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-rasterio package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-rasterio
Uninstall python-rasterio And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-rasterio and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rasterio
Remove python-rasterio Configurations and Data
To remove python-rasterio configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-rasterio
Remove python-rasterio configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-rasterio configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rasterio
Dependencies
python-rasterio have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rasterio package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.