How To Install python3-pymeasure on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymeasure on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-pymeasure
python3-pymeasure is:
PyMeasure makes scientific measurements easy to set up and run.
The package contains a repository of instrument classes and a system for running experiment procedures, which provides graphical interfaces for graphing live data and managing queues of experiments. Both parts of the package are independent, and when combined provide all the necessary requirements for advanced measurements with only limited coding.
This package provides the modules for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-pymeasure on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-pymeasure 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-pymeasure using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pymeasure
Install python3-pymeasure Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pymeasure using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pymeasure
Install python3-pymeasure 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pymeasure using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pymeasure
How To Uninstall python3-pymeasure on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-pymeasure package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pymeasure
Uninstall python3-pymeasure And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pymeasure and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pymeasure
Remove python3-pymeasure Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pymeasure configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pymeasure
Remove python3-pymeasure configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pymeasure configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pymeasure
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymeasure package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
