How To Install gifti-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gifti-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gifti-bin
gifti-bin is:
GIFTI is an XML-based file format for cortical surface data. This reference IO implementation is developed by the Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative (NIfTI).
This package provides the tools that are shipped with the library (gifti_tool and gifti_test).
There are three methods to install gifti-bin 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 gifti-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gifti-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gifti-bin
Install gifti-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gifti-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gifti-bin
Install gifti-bin 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 gifti-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gifti-bin
How To Uninstall gifti-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gifti-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gifti-bin
Uninstall gifti-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gifti-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gifti-bin
Remove gifti-bin Configurations and Data
To remove gifti-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gifti-bin
Remove gifti-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gifti-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gifti-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gifti-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
