How To Install python3-extinction on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-extinction on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-extinction is Fast interstellar dust extinction laws (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-extinction on Debian 12.

What is python3-extinction

python3-extinction is:

Extinction contains Cython-optimised implementations of empirical dust extinction laws found in the astronomical literature.

There are three methods to install python3-extinction 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-extinction 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-extinction using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-extinction

Install python3-extinction Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-extinction using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-extinction

Install python3-extinction 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-extinction using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-extinction

How To Uninstall python3-extinction on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-extinction package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-extinction

Uninstall python3-extinction And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-extinction and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-extinction

Remove python3-extinction Configurations and Data

To remove python3-extinction configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-extinction

Remove python3-extinction configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-extinction configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-extinction

Dependencies

python3-extinction have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-extinction package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.