How To Install python-pynwb on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pynwb on Debian 10.
What is python-pynwb
python-pynwb is:
PyNWB is a Python package for working with NWB files. It provides a high-level API for efficiently working with Neurodata stored in the NWB format.
Neurodata Without Borders: Neurophysiology (NWB:N) is a project to develop a unified data format for cellular-based neurophysiology data, focused on the dynamics of groups of neurons measured under a large range of experimental conditions.
There are three methods to install python-pynwb 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-pynwb 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-pynwb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pynwb
Install python-pynwb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pynwb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pynwb
Install python-pynwb 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-pynwb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pynwb
How To Uninstall python-pynwb on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-pynwb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pynwb
Uninstall python-pynwb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pynwb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pynwb
Remove python-pynwb Configurations and Data
To remove python-pynwb configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pynwb
Remove python-pynwb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pynwb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pynwb
Dependencies
python-pynwb have the following dependencies:
- python-dateutil
- python-h5py
- python-numpy
- python-pandas
- python-requests
- python-ruamel.yaml
- python-six
- python
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pynwb package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
