How To Install python3-pytango on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pytango on Debian 9. python3-pytango is transitional dummy package for python3-tango

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pytango on Debian 9.

What is python3-pytango

python3-pytango is:

This is a transitional package to ease upgrades to the python3-tango package. It can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install python3-pytango on Debian 9. 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-pytango 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-pytango using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pytango

Install python3-pytango Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pytango

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pytango

How To Uninstall python3-pytango on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pytango

Uninstall python3-pytango And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pytango and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pytango

Remove python3-pytango Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pytango configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pytango

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pytango have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pytango package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.