How To Install python3-sireader on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-sireader on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-sireader is Python module to communicate with SportIdent main stations (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sireader on Debian 10.

What is python3-sireader

python3-sireader is:

Sireader is a Python module to communicate with a SportIdent main station to read out SportIdent cards. SportIdent is an electronic punching system mainly used for orienteering events.

Sireader supports two major operation modes. It can be used for complete card readout or in control station mode to send punches from a control. The first mode is typically used for card readout after the finish line to read the card data into an event software. The second mode is used to get live result from an intermediate control.

This package contains the python3.x version of the library.

There are three methods to install python3-sireader on Debian 10. 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-sireader 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-sireader using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-sireader

Install python3-sireader Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-sireader

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sireader

How To Uninstall python3-sireader on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-sireader

Uninstall python3-sireader And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-sireader and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sireader

Remove python3-sireader Configurations and Data

To remove python3-sireader configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sireader

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-sireader have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sireader package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.