How To Install python3-loompy on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-loompy on Debian 12.
What is python3-loompy
python3-loompy is:
Loom is an efficient file format for very large omics datasets, consisting of a main matrix, optional additional layers, a variable number of row and column annotations. Loom also supports sparse graphs. Loom files are used to store single-cell gene expression data: the main matrix contains the actual expression values (one column per cell, one row per gene); row and column annotations contain metadata for genes and cells, such as Name, Chromosome, Position (for genes), and Strain, Sex, Age (for cells).
Loom files (.loom) are created in the HDF5 file format, which supports an internal collection of numerical multidimensional datasets. HDF5 is supported by many computer languages, including Java, MATLAB, Mathematica, Python, R, and Julia. .loom files are accessible from any language that supports HDF5.
There are three methods to install python3-loompy on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-loompy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-loompy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-loompy
Install python3-loompy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-loompy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-loompy
Install python3-loompy 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-loompy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-loompy
How To Uninstall python3-loompy on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-loompy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-loompy
Uninstall python3-loompy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-loompy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-loompy
Remove python3-loompy Configurations and Data
To remove python3-loompy configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-loompy
Remove python3-loompy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-loompy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-loompy
Dependencies
python3-loompy have the following dependencies:
- python3-click
- python3-numba
- python3-numpy
- python3-numpy-groupies
- python3-pkg-resources
- python3-scipy
- python3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-loompy package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
