How To Install python-nipype on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-nipype on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-nipype is Neuroimaging data analysis pipelines in Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nipype on Debian 10.

What is python-nipype

python-nipype is:

Nipype interfaces Python to other neuroimaging packages and creates an API for specifying a full analysis pipeline in Python. Currently, it has interfaces for SPM, FSL, AFNI, Freesurfer, but could be extended for other packages (such as lipsia).

There are three methods to install python-nipype 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 python-nipype 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-nipype using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-nipype

Install python-nipype Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-nipype

Install python-nipype 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-nipype using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-nipype

How To Uninstall python-nipype on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-nipype package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-nipype

Uninstall python-nipype And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nipype

Remove python-nipype Configurations and Data

To remove python-nipype configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-nipype

Remove python-nipype configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-nipype

Dependencies

python-nipype have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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