How To Install thonny on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install thonny on Debian 11. thonny is Python IDE for beginners

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install thonny on Debian 11.

What is `thonny`

thonny is:

Thonny is a simple Python IDE with features useful for learning programming.

It comes with a debugger which is able to visualize all the conceptual steps taken to run a Python program (executing statements, evaluating expressions, maintaining the call stack). There is a GUI for installing 3rd party packages and special mode for learning about references.

See the homepage for more information and screenshots.

There are three methods to install thonny on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install thonny Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install thonny

Install thonny Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install thonny

Install thonny 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 thonny using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install thonny

How To Uninstall thonny on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove thonny

Uninstall thonny And Its Dependencies

To uninstall thonny and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove thonny

Remove thonny Configurations and Data

To remove thonny configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge thonny

Remove thonny configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge thonny

Dependencies

thonny have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install thonny package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.