How To Install python-spykeutils on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-spykeutils on Ubuntu 18.04. python-spykeutils is utilities for analyzing electrophysiological data

Introduction

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

What is python-spykeutils

python-spykeutils is:

spykeutils is a Python library for analyzing and plotting data from neurophysiological recordings. It can be used by itself or in conjunction with Spyke Viewer, a multi-platform GUI application for navigating electrophysiological datasets.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-spykeutils

Install python-spykeutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-spykeutils

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-spykeutils

How To Uninstall python-spykeutils on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-spykeutils

Uninstall python-spykeutils And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-spykeutils

Remove python-spykeutils Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-spykeutils

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

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

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

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Summary

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