How To Install python3-poliastro on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-poliastro on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-poliastro is Astrodynamics and Orbital Mechanics computations

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-poliastro on Debian 12.

What is `python3-poliastro`

python3-poliastro is:

Poliastro is an open source pure Python package dedicated to problems arising in Astrodynamics and Orbital Mechanics, such as orbit propagation, solution of the Lambert’s problem, conversion between position and velocity vectors and classical orbital elements and orbit plotting, focusing on interplanetary applications

There are three methods to install python3-poliastro 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-poliastro 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-poliastro using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-poliastro

Install python3-poliastro Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-poliastro using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-poliastro

Install python3-poliastro 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-poliastro using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-poliastro

How To Uninstall python3-poliastro on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-poliastro package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-poliastro

Uninstall python3-poliastro And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-poliastro and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-poliastro

Remove python3-poliastro Configurations and Data

To remove python3-poliastro configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-poliastro

Remove python3-poliastro configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-poliastro configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-poliastro

Dependencies

python3-poliastro have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-poliastro package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.