How To Install python3-plfit on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-plfit on Debian 12.
What is python3-plfit
python3-plfit is:
The plfit software fits power-law distributions to empirical (discrete or continuous) data, according to the method of Clauset, Shalizi and Newman [SIAM Review 51, 661-703 (2009)].
This package provides a Python module.
There are three methods to install python3-plfit 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-plfit 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-plfit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-plfit
Install python3-plfit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-plfit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-plfit
Install python3-plfit 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-plfit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-plfit
How To Uninstall python3-plfit on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-plfit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-plfit
Uninstall python3-plfit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-plfit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-plfit
Remove python3-plfit Configurations and Data
To remove python3-plfit configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-plfit
Remove python3-plfit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-plfit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-plfit
Dependencies
python3-plfit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-plfit package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
