How To Install stimfit-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install stimfit-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is stimfit-dbg
stimfit-dbg is:
Stimfit is a free, fast and simple program for viewing and analyzing electrophysiological data. It features an embedded Python shell that allows you to extend the program functionality by using numerical libraries such as NumPy and SciPy. This package contains the debug symbols for Stimfit. Build-Ids: 138d27cfb4a58ff51b9c574e8fd82069838528d7 286fd5e48bdabdf9c9d31419f3ddfcdec5745b37 4e738ac1aa3cbe9f12f0f2cf22c573444420aea8 700e0c42cb5447346be1a37b1e902d31035481f7 87dae81476cd852b16ab5a29ba95fcd695880690 c571735cd50522eaa419a0d93bf004e2b002515e eb1431e444f5f7562164193e0aa406b597146abb
There are three methods to install stimfit-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install stimfit-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install stimfit-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install stimfit-dbg
Install stimfit-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install stimfit-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install stimfit-dbg
Install stimfit-dbg 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install stimfit-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install stimfit-dbg
How To Uninstall stimfit-dbg on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the stimfit-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove stimfit-dbg
Uninstall stimfit-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall stimfit-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove stimfit-dbg
Remove stimfit-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove stimfit-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge stimfit-dbg
Remove stimfit-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove stimfit-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stimfit-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install stimfit-dbg package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
