How To Install python3-project-generator on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-project-generator on Debian 12.
What is python3-project-generator
python3-project-generator is:
python-project-generator allows one to define an embedded hardware/software project in structured text (using YAML), and then generate IDE (integrated development environment) project files based on the defined rules.
python-project-generator currently generates projects for the following tools:
- CMake (GCC ARM)
- CoIDE (GCC ARM)
- Eclipse (Makefile with GCC ARM)
- IAR
- Makefile (ARMCC)
- Makefile (GCC ARM)
- Sublime Text (Makefile with GCC ARM)
- uVision4 and uVision5
- Visual Studio (Makefile with GCC ARM)
This package installs the library and progen helper script for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-project-generator 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-project-generator 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-project-generator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-project-generator
Install python3-project-generator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-project-generator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-project-generator
Install python3-project-generator 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-project-generator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-project-generator
How To Uninstall python3-project-generator on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-project-generator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-project-generator
Uninstall python3-project-generator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-project-generator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-project-generator
Remove python3-project-generator Configurations and Data
To remove python3-project-generator configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-project-generator
Remove python3-project-generator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-project-generator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-project-generator
Dependencies
python3-project-generator have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-project-generator package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
