How To Install python3-serial on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-serial on Debian 9. python3-serial is pyserial - module encapsulating access for the serial port

Introduction

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

What is python3-serial

python3-serial is:

This module encapsulates the access for the serial port. It provides back-ends for standard Python running on Windows, Linux, BSD (possibly any POSIX compliant system). The module named “serial” automatically selects the appropriate back-end.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-serial

Install python3-serial Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-serial

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-serial

How To Uninstall python3-serial on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-serial

Uninstall python3-serial And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-serial

Remove python3-serial Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-serial

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-serial have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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