How To Install python3-pybigwig on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pybigwig on Debian 9.
What is python3-pybigwig
python3-pybigwig is:
This is a Python extension, written in C, for quick access to bigBed files, and access to and creation of bigWig files.
This contains the Python 3 version
There are three methods to install python3-pybigwig on Debian 9. 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-pybigwig 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-pybigwig using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pybigwig
Install python3-pybigwig Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pybigwig using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pybigwig
Install python3-pybigwig 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-pybigwig using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pybigwig
How To Uninstall python3-pybigwig on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python3-pybigwig package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pybigwig
Uninstall python3-pybigwig And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pybigwig and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pybigwig
Remove python3-pybigwig Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pybigwig configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pybigwig
Remove python3-pybigwig configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pybigwig configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pybigwig
Dependencies
python3-pybigwig have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pybigwig package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.