How To Install octave-jnifti on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-jnifti on Debian 11. octave-jnifti is fast NIfTI-1/2 reader and NIfTI-to-JNIfTI converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-jnifti on Debian 11.

What is `octave-jnifti`

octave-jnifti is:

This is a fully functional NIfTI-1/2 reader/writer that supports both MATLAB and GNU Octave, and is capable of reading/writing both non-compressed and compressed NIfTI files (.nii, .nii.gz) as well as two-part Analyze7.5/NIfTI files.

More importantly, this is a toolbox that converts NIfTI data to its JSON-based replacement, JNIfTI (.jnii for text-based and .bnii for binary-based), defined by the JNIfTI specification http://github.com/fangq/jnifti. JNIfTI is a much more flexible, human-readable and extensible file format compared to the more rigid and opaque NIfTI format, making the data much easier to manipulate and share.

There are three methods to install octave-jnifti on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install octave-jnifti Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install octave-jnifti

Install octave-jnifti Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octave-jnifti

Install octave-jnifti 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install octave-jnifti

How To Uninstall octave-jnifti on Debian 11

To uninstall only the octave-jnifti package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove octave-jnifti

Uninstall octave-jnifti And Its Dependencies

To uninstall octave-jnifti and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-jnifti

Remove octave-jnifti Configurations and Data

To remove octave-jnifti configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge octave-jnifti

Remove octave-jnifti configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-jnifti

Dependencies

octave-jnifti have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-jnifti package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.