How To Install python-neuroshare on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-neuroshare on Debian 9.
What is python-neuroshare
python-neuroshare is:
The Neuroshare API is a standardized interface to access electrophysiology data stored in various different file formats. To do so, it uses format- specific shared libraries.
This package provides a high-level Python interface to the Neuroshare API that focuses on convenience for the user and enables access to all available metadata and data. The data is returned in NumPy arrays, which provides a quick route to further examination and analysis.
In addition, this package contains the ns2hdf converter tool that converts neuroshare-compatible files into the HDF5 (Hierarchical Data Format, ver. 5) file format.
There are three methods to install python-neuroshare on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-neuroshare Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-neuroshare using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-neuroshare
Install python-neuroshare Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-neuroshare using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-neuroshare
Install python-neuroshare 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 python-neuroshare using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-neuroshare
How To Uninstall python-neuroshare on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-neuroshare package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-neuroshare
Uninstall python-neuroshare And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-neuroshare and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-neuroshare
Remove python-neuroshare Configurations and Data
To remove python-neuroshare configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-neuroshare
Remove python-neuroshare configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-neuroshare configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-neuroshare
Dependencies
python-neuroshare have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-neuroshare package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
