How To Install python3-xraylib on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xraylib on Debian 12.
What is python3-xraylib
python3-xraylib is:
Quantitative estimate of elemental composition by spectroscopic and imaging techniques using X-ray fluorescence requires the availability of accurate data of X-ray interaction with matter. Although a wide number of computer codes and data sets are reported in literature, none of them is presented in the form of freely available library functions which can be easily included in software applications for X-ray fluorescence. This work presents a compilation of data sets from different published works and an xraylib interface in the form of callable functions. Although the target applications are on X-ray fluorescence, cross sections of interactions like photoionization, coherent scattering and Compton scattering, as well as form factors and anomalous scattering functions, are also available.
xraylib provides access to some of the most respected databases of physical data in the field of X-rays. The core of xraylib is a library, written in ANSI C, containing over 40 functions to be used to retrieve data from these databases. This C library can be directly linked with any program written in C, C++ or Objective-C.
This package contains the Python bindings
There are three methods to install python3-xraylib 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-xraylib 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-xraylib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-xraylib
Install python3-xraylib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-xraylib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-xraylib
Install python3-xraylib 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-xraylib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-xraylib
How To Uninstall python3-xraylib on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-xraylib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-xraylib
Uninstall python3-xraylib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-xraylib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-xraylib
Remove python3-xraylib Configurations and Data
To remove python3-xraylib configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-xraylib
Remove python3-xraylib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-xraylib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-xraylib
Dependencies
python3-xraylib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-xraylib package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
