How To Install python-pyxnat on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyxnat on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyxnat
python-pyxnat is:
pyxnat is a simple Python library that relies on the REST API provided by the XNAT platform since its 1.4 version. XNAT is an extensible database for neuroimaging data. The main objective is to ease communications with an XNAT server to plug-in external tools or Python scripts to process the data. It features:
- resources browsing capabilities
- read and write access to resources
- complex searches
- disk-caching of requested files and resources
There are three methods to install python-pyxnat 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-pyxnat 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-pyxnat using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyxnat
Install python-pyxnat Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyxnat using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyxnat
Install python-pyxnat 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-pyxnat using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyxnat
How To Uninstall python-pyxnat on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyxnat package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyxnat
Uninstall python-pyxnat And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyxnat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyxnat
Remove python-pyxnat Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyxnat configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyxnat
Remove python-pyxnat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyxnat configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyxnat
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyxnat package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
