How To Install python3-gdl on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gdl on Debian 12.
What is python3-gdl
python3-gdl is:
GNU Data Language (GDL) is a free IDL (Interactive Data Language) compatible incremental compiler. It has full syntax compatibility with IDL 7.1. IDL is a registered trademark of ITT Visual Information Solutions. From IDL 8.0, the following language elements are supported:
- FOREACH loop
- negative array indices
- garbage collection pointers and objects
- call methods on an object using “.” (e. g.
object.aMemberProcedure,arg1)
The file input output system is fully implemented. GUI support (widgets) is officially provided, but it’s not complete yet.
This package contains the Python library/interface.
There are three methods to install python3-gdl 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-gdl 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-gdl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-gdl
Install python3-gdl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-gdl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-gdl
Install python3-gdl 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-gdl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-gdl
How To Uninstall python3-gdl on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-gdl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-gdl
Uninstall python3-gdl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-gdl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gdl
Remove python3-gdl Configurations and Data
To remove python3-gdl configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gdl
Remove python3-gdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-gdl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gdl
Dependencies
python3-gdl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gdl package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
