How To Install gdf-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdf-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gdf-tools
gdf-tools is:
GDF (General Dataformat for Biosignals) is intended to provide a generic storage for biosignals, such as EEG, ECG, MEG etc.
This package provides the tool shipped with the library (gdf_merger).
There are three methods to install gdf-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gdf-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gdf-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gdf-tools
Install gdf-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gdf-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gdf-tools
Install gdf-tools 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 gdf-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gdf-tools
How To Uninstall gdf-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gdf-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gdf-tools
Uninstall gdf-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gdf-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gdf-tools
Remove gdf-tools Configurations and Data
To remove gdf-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gdf-tools
Remove gdf-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gdf-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gdf-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gdf-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
