How To Install python3-pydot on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pydot
on Debian 12.
What is python3-pydot
python3-pydot is:
pydot allows one to easily create both directed and non directed graphs from Python. Currently all attributes implemented in the Dot language are supported.
Output can be inlined in Postscript into interactive scientific environments like TeXmacs, or output in any of the format’s supported by the Graphviz tools dot, neato, twopi.
This package contains pydot for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-pydot
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-pydot 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-pydot
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pydot
Install python3-pydot Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pydot
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pydot
Install python3-pydot 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-pydot
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pydot
How To Uninstall python3-pydot on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-pydot
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pydot
Uninstall python3-pydot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pydot
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pydot
Remove python3-pydot Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pydot
configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pydot
Remove python3-pydot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pydot
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pydot
Dependencies
python3-pydot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pydot
package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.