How To Install python3-pyepics on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyepics on Debian 12.
What is python3-pyepics
python3-pyepics is:
PyEpics3 is a Python interface to the EPICS Channel Access (CA) library for the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS).
The PyEpics module includes both low-level (C-like) and higher-level access (with Python objects) to the EPICS Channel Access (CA) protocol. Python’s ctypes library is used to wrap the basic CA functionality, with higher level objects on top of that basic interface. This approach has several advantages including no need for extension code written in C, better thread-safety, and easier installation on multiple platforms.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-pyepics 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-pyepics 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-pyepics using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyepics
Install python3-pyepics Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyepics using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pyepics
Install python3-pyepics 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-pyepics using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyepics
How To Uninstall python3-pyepics on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-pyepics package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pyepics
Uninstall python3-pyepics And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pyepics and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyepics
Remove python3-pyepics Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pyepics configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyepics
Remove python3-pyepics configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pyepics configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyepics
Dependencies
python3-pyepics have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyepics package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
