How To Install mantis-xray on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mantis-xray on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is mantis-xray
mantis-xray is:
Spectromicroscopy combines spectral data with microscopy, where typical datasets consist of a stack of microscopic images taken across an energy range. Due to the data complexity, manual analysis can be time consuming and inefficient, whereas multivariate analysis tools not only reduce the time needed but also can uncover hidden trends in the data.
Mantis is Multivariate ANalysis Tool for Spectromicroscopy developed in Python by 2nd Look Consulting. It uses principal component analysis and cluster analysis to classify pixels according to spectral similarity.
There are three methods to install mantis-xray on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mantis-xray Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mantis-xray using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mantis-xray
Install mantis-xray Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mantis-xray using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mantis-xray
Install mantis-xray 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 mantis-xray using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mantis-xray
How To Uninstall mantis-xray on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the mantis-xray package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mantis-xray
Uninstall mantis-xray And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mantis-xray and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mantis-xray
Remove mantis-xray Configurations and Data
To remove mantis-xray configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mantis-xray
Remove mantis-xray configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mantis-xray configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mantis-xray
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mantis-xray package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.