How To Install python3-pil on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pil on Debian 10.
What is python3-pil
python3-pil is:
The Python Imaging Library (PIL) adds an image object to your Python interpreter. You can load images from a variety of file formats, and apply a rich set of image operations to them.
Image Objects: o Bilevel, greyscale, palette, true colour (RGB), true colour with transparency (RGBA). o colour separation (CMYK). o Copy, cut, paste operations. o Flip, transpose, resize, rotate, and arbitrary affine transforms. o Transparency operations. o Channel and point operations. o Colour transforms, including matrix operations. o Image enhancement, including convolution filters.
File Formats: o Full (Open/Load/Save): BMP, EPS (with ghostscript), GIF, IM, JPEG, MSP, PDF, PNG, PPM, TIFF, XBM. o Read only (Open/Load): ARG, CUR, DCX, FLI, FPX, GBR, GD, ICO, IMT, IPTC, MCIDAS, MPEG, PhotoCD, PCX, PIXAR, PSD, TGA, SGI, SUN, TGA, WMF, XPM. o Save only: PDF, EPS (without ghostscript).
There are three methods to install python3-pil on Debian 10. 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-pil 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-pil using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pil
Install python3-pil Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pil using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pil
Install python3-pil 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-pil using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pil
How To Uninstall python3-pil on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python3-pil package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pil
Uninstall python3-pil And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pil
Remove python3-pil Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pil configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pil
Remove python3-pil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pil
Dependencies
python3-pil have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pil package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.