How To Install python-mne on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mne on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-mne
python-mne is:
This package is designed for sensor- and source-space analysis of MEG and EEG data, including frequency-domain and time-frequency analyses and non-parametric statistics.
There are three methods to install python-mne 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-mne 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-mne using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-mne
Install python-mne Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-mne using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-mne
Install python-mne 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-mne using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-mne
How To Uninstall python-mne on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-mne package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-mne
Uninstall python-mne And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-mne and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mne
Remove python-mne Configurations and Data
To remove python-mne configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-mne
Remove python-mne configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-mne configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mne
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mne package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
