How To Install python3-aplpy on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aplpy on Debian 12.
What is python3-aplpy
python3-aplpy is:
APLpy is a Python module aimed at producing publication-quality plots of astronomical imaging data in FITS format. The module uses Matplotlib, a powerful and interactive plotting package. It is capable of creating output files in several graphical formats, including EPS, PDF, PS, PNG, and SVG.
There are three methods to install python3-aplpy on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-aplpy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-aplpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-aplpy
Install python3-aplpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-aplpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-aplpy
Install python3-aplpy 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 python3-aplpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-aplpy
How To Uninstall python3-aplpy on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-aplpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-aplpy
Uninstall python3-aplpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-aplpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-aplpy
Remove python3-aplpy Configurations and Data
To remove python3-aplpy configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-aplpy
Remove python3-aplpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-aplpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-aplpy
Dependencies
python3-aplpy have the following dependencies:
- python3-tk
- python3-astropy
- python3-matplotlib
- python3-numpy
- python3-pil
- python3-pyavm
- python3-pyregion
- python3-reproject
- python3-shapely
- python3-skimage
- python3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aplpy package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
