How To Install python-uncertainties on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-uncertainties on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-uncertainties is Python module for calculations with uncertainties

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-uncertainties on Debian 10.

What is python-uncertainties

python-uncertainties is:

uncertainties is a Python module, which allows calculations such as

(0.2 +/- 0.01) * 2 = 0.4 +/- 0.02

to be performed transparently; much more complex mathematical expressions involving numbers with uncertainties can also be evaluated transparently.

Correlations between expressions are correctly taken into account; x-x is thus exactly zero, for instance. The uncertainties produced by this module are what is predicted by error propagation theory.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-uncertainties

Install python-uncertainties Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-uncertainties

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-uncertainties

How To Uninstall python-uncertainties on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-uncertainties

Uninstall python-uncertainties And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-uncertainties and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-uncertainties

Remove python-uncertainties Configurations and Data

To remove python-uncertainties configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-uncertainties

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-uncertainties have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-uncertainties package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.