How To Install python3-can on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-can on Debian 9.
What is python3-can
python3-can is:
The Controller Area Network (CAN, aka “CAN bus”) is a bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other. It has priority based bus arbitration, reliable deterministic communication. It is used in cars, trucks, boats, wheelchairs and more.
The ‘can’ package provides controller area network support for Python developers; providing “common abstractions to different hardware devices”, and a suite of utilities for sending and receiving messages on a can bus.
This package provides the bindings for Python 3.x (and some logging utilities)
There are three methods to install python3-can 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 python3-can 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-can using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-can
Install python3-can Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-can using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-can
Install python3-can 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-can using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-can
How To Uninstall python3-can on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-can package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-can
Uninstall python3-can And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-can and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-can
Remove python3-can Configurations and Data
To remove python3-can configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-can
Remove python3-can configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-can configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-can
Dependencies
python3-can have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-can package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.