How To Install python3-pymetar on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-pymetar on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-pymetar is Python interface to METAR reports

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymetar on Debian 12.

What is python3-pymetar

python3-pymetar is:

The pymetar Python interface provides full and easy to use access to the METAR reports available from the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, http://www.noaa.gov).

METAR (METeorological Aviation Report) is the international standard code format for hourly surface weather observations.

This package consists of the Python library itself and a command line tool for end users.

There are three methods to install python3-pymetar 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-pymetar 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-pymetar using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pymetar

Install python3-pymetar Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pymetar using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pymetar

Install python3-pymetar 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-pymetar using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pymetar

How To Uninstall python3-pymetar on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-pymetar package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pymetar

Uninstall python3-pymetar And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pymetar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pymetar

Remove python3-pymetar Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pymetar configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pymetar

Remove python3-pymetar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pymetar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pymetar

Dependencies

python3-pymetar have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymetar package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.