How To Install python-datalad on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-datalad on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-datalad package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
