How To Install python-tifffile on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tifffile on Debian 9. python-tifffile is Read and write image data from and to TIFF files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tifffile on Debian 9.

What is python-tifffile

python-tifffile is:

Image and meta-data can be read from TIFF, BigTIFF, OME-TIFF, STK, LSM, NIH, ImageJ, MicroManager, FluoView, SEQ and GEL files.

Only a subset of the TIFF specification is supported, mainly uncompressed and losslessly compressed 2**(0 to 6) bit integer, 16, 32 and 64-bit float, grayscale and RGB(A) images, which are commonly used in bio-scientific imaging. Specifically, reading JPEG/CCITT compressed image data or EXIF/IPTC/GPS/XMP meta-data is not implemented. Only primary info records are read for STK, FluoView, MicroManager, and NIH image formats.

TIFF, the Tagged Image File Format, is under the control of Adobe Systems. BigTIFF allows for files greater than 4 GB. STK, LSM, FluoView, SEQ, GEL, and OME-TIFF, are custom extensions defined by MetaMorph, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Olympus, Media Cybernetics, Molecular Dynamics, and the Open Microscopy Environment consortium respectively.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-tifffile

Install python-tifffile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-tifffile

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-tifffile

How To Uninstall python-tifffile on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-tifffile

Uninstall python-tifffile And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-tifffile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tifffile

Remove python-tifffile Configurations and Data

To remove python-tifffile configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-tifffile

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-tifffile have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tifffile package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.