How To Install python3-gpxpy on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gpxpy on Debian 11.
What is python3-gpxpy
python3-gpxpy is:
gpxpy is a simple Python library for parsing and manipulating GPX files. GPX is an XML based format for GPS tracks.
The library also contains utility functions that are used in GPX file handling, but can also be used separately, e.g. simple functions for calculating geographical coordinates.
This package contains the Python 3 version.
There are three methods to install python3-gpxpy on Debian 11. 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-gpxpy 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-gpxpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-gpxpy
Install python3-gpxpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-gpxpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-gpxpy
Install python3-gpxpy 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-gpxpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-gpxpy
How To Uninstall python3-gpxpy on Debian 11
To uninstall only the python3-gpxpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-gpxpy
Uninstall python3-gpxpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-gpxpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gpxpy
Remove python3-gpxpy Configurations and Data
To remove python3-gpxpy configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gpxpy
Remove python3-gpxpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-gpxpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gpxpy
Dependencies
python3-gpxpy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gpxpy package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
