How To Install python3-uncertainties on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-uncertainties on Debian 12.
What is python3-uncertainties
python3-uncertainties is:
uncertainties is a Python3 module, which allows calculations such as
(0.2 +/- 0.01) * 2 = 0.4 +/- 0.02
to be performed transparently; much more complex mathematical expressions involving numbers with uncertainties can also be evaluated transparently.
Correlations between expressions are correctly taken into account; x-x is thus exactly zero, for instance. The uncertainties produced by this module are what is predicted by error propagation theory.
There are three methods to install python3-uncertainties 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-uncertainties 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-uncertainties using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-uncertainties
Install python3-uncertainties Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-uncertainties using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-uncertainties
Install python3-uncertainties 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-uncertainties using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-uncertainties
How To Uninstall python3-uncertainties on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-uncertainties package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-uncertainties
Uninstall python3-uncertainties And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-uncertainties and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-uncertainties
Remove python3-uncertainties Configurations and Data
To remove python3-uncertainties configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-uncertainties
Remove python3-uncertainties configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-uncertainties configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-uncertainties
Dependencies
python3-uncertainties have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-uncertainties package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
