How To Install spyder on Debian 10

Learn how to install spyder on Debian 10 with this tutorial. spyder is Python IDE for scientists (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install spyder on Debian 10.

What is spyder

spyder is:

Spyder (previously known as Pydee) is a free open-source Python development environment providing MATLAB-like features in a simple and light-weighted software

This package provides the application for Python 2.

There are three methods to install spyder 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 spyder Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install spyder

Install spyder Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install spyder using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install spyder

Install spyder 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 spyder using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install spyder

How To Uninstall spyder on Debian 10

To uninstall only the spyder package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove spyder

Uninstall spyder And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove spyder

Remove spyder Configurations and Data

To remove spyder configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge spyder

Remove spyder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge spyder

Dependencies

spyder have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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