How To Install python3-dials-data on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dials-data on Debian 12.
What is python3-dials-data
python3-dials-data is:
Lightweight, simple Python(-only) package. It is used to provide access to data files used in regression tests, but does not contain any of those data files itself.
Although it is envisaged as mostly being used in a cctbx/DIALS environment for tests in DIALS, dxtbx, xia2 and related packages, it has no dependencies on either cctbx or DIALS, in fact all dependencies are explicitly declared in the setup.py file and are installable via standard setuptools/pip methods. This means dials_data can easily be used in other projects accessing the same data, and can be used in temporary environments such as Travis containers.
There are three methods to install python3-dials-data 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-dials-data 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-dials-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-dials-data
Install python3-dials-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-dials-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-dials-data
Install python3-dials-data 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-dials-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-dials-data
How To Uninstall python3-dials-data on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-dials-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-dials-data
Uninstall python3-dials-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-dials-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dials-data
Remove python3-dials-data Configurations and Data
To remove python3-dials-data configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dials-data
Remove python3-dials-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-dials-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-dials-data
Dependencies
python3-dials-data have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dials-data package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
