How To Install python-datalad on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-datalad on Debian 9. python-datalad is data files crawler and data distribution (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-datalad on Debian 9.

What is python-datalad

python-datalad is:

DataLad is a data distribution providing access to a wide range of data resources already available online (initially aiming at neuroscience domain). Using git-annex as its backend for data logistics it provides following facilities

  • crawling of web sites to automatically prepare and update git-annex repositories with content from online websites, S3, etc
  • command line interface for manipulation of collections of datasets (install, uninstall, update, publish, save, etc.) and separate files/directories (add, get), as well as search within aggregated meta-data

This package installs the module for Python 2, and Recommends install all dependencies necessary for crawling, publishing, and testing. If you need base functionality, install without Recommends.

There are three methods to install python-datalad on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-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 python-datalad using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-datalad

Install python-datalad Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-datalad

Install python-datalad 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 python-datalad using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-datalad

How To Uninstall python-datalad on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-datalad

Uninstall python-datalad And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-datalad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-datalad

Remove python-datalad Configurations and Data

To remove python-datalad configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-datalad

Remove python-datalad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-datalad

Dependencies

python-datalad have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-datalad package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.