How To Install python3-pymeeus on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymeeus on Debian 12.
What is python3-pymeeus
python3-pymeeus is:
PyMeeus is a Python implementation of the astronomical algorithms described in the classical book “Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd Edition, Willmann-Bell Inc. (1998)” by Jean Meeus.
There are great astronomical libraries out there. For instance, if you’re looking for high precision and speed you should take a look at libnova. For a set of Python modules aimed at professional astronomers, you should look at Astropy. On the other hand, the advantages of PyMeeus are its simplicity, ease of use, ease of reading, ease of installation (it has the minimum amount of dependencies) and abundant documentation.
There are three methods to install python3-pymeeus 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-pymeeus 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-pymeeus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pymeeus
Install python3-pymeeus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pymeeus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pymeeus
Install python3-pymeeus 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-pymeeus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pymeeus
How To Uninstall python3-pymeeus on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-pymeeus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pymeeus
Uninstall python3-pymeeus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pymeeus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pymeeus
Remove python3-pymeeus Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pymeeus configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pymeeus
Remove python3-pymeeus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pymeeus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pymeeus
Dependencies
python3-pymeeus have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymeeus package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
