How To Install python-dtcwt on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dtcwt on Ubuntu 18.04. python-dtcwt is Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet Transform library for Python 2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dtcwt on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-dtcwt

python-dtcwt is:

The dtcwt library provides a Python implementation of the 1, 2 and 3-D dual-tree complex wavelet transform along with some associated algorithms. It contains a pure CPU implementation which makes use of NumPy along with an accelerated GPU implementation using OpenCL.

This package provides the modules for Python 2.

There are three methods to install python-dtcwt 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-dtcwt 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-dtcwt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-dtcwt

Install python-dtcwt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-dtcwt

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-dtcwt

How To Uninstall python-dtcwt on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-dtcwt

Uninstall python-dtcwt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-dtcwt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dtcwt

Remove python-dtcwt Configurations and Data

To remove python-dtcwt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-dtcwt

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dtcwt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.