How To Install python3-pivy on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pivy on Debian 11.
What is python3-pivy
python3-pivy is:
Pivy is a Coin binding for Python. Coin is a high-level 3D graphics library with a C++ API. Coin uses scene-graph data structures to render real-time graphics suitable for mostly all kinds of scientific and engineering visualization applications. Pivy allows:
* Development of Coin applications and extensions in Python
* Interactive modification of Coin programs from within the
Python interpreter at runtime
* Incorporation of Scripting Nodes into the scene graph which
are capable of executing Python code and callbacks
* Use of Coin within PyQt4 applications with the quarter module
This package contains the Python 3 bindings.
There are three methods to install python3-pivy 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-pivy 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-pivy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pivy
Install python3-pivy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pivy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pivy
Install python3-pivy 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-pivy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pivy
How To Uninstall python3-pivy on Debian 11
To uninstall only the python3-pivy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pivy
Uninstall python3-pivy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pivy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pivy
Remove python3-pivy Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pivy configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pivy
Remove python3-pivy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pivy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pivy
Dependencies
python3-pivy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pivy package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.