How To Install datalad on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install datalad on Kali Linux. datalad is data files management and distribution platform

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install datalad on Kali Linux.

What is datalad

datalad is:

DataLad is a data management and distribution platform providing access to a wide range of data resources already available online. Using git-annex as its backend for data logistics it provides following facilities built-in or available through additional extensions

  • command line and Python interfaces for manipulation of collections of datasets (install, uninstall, update, publish, save, etc.) and separate files/directories (add, get)
  • extract, aggregate, and search through various sources of metadata (xmp, EXIF, etc; install datalad-neuroimaging for DICOM, BIDS, NIfTI support)
  • crawl web sites to automatically prepare and update git-annex repositories with content from online websites, S3, etc (install datalad-crawler)

There are three methods to install datalad on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install datalad Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install datalad

Install datalad Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install datalad using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install datalad

Install datalad Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install datalad using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install datalad

How To Uninstall datalad on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the datalad package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove datalad

Uninstall datalad And Its Dependencies

To uninstall datalad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove datalad

Remove datalad Configurations and Data

To remove datalad configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge datalad

Remove datalad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge datalad

Dependencies

datalad have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install datalad package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.