How To Install python3-neo on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-neo on Debian 12.
What is python3-neo
python3-neo is:
NEO stands for Neural Ensemble Objects and is a project to provide common classes and concepts for dealing with electro-physiological (in vivo and/or simulated) data to facilitate collaborative software/algorithm development. In particular Neo provides: a set a classes for data representation with precise definitions, an IO module with a simple API, documentation, and a set of examples.
NEO offers support for reading data from numerous proprietary file formats (e.g. Spike2, Plexon, AlphaOmega, BlackRock, Axon), read/write support for various open formats (e.g. KlustaKwik, Elan, WinEdr, WinWcp, PyNN), as well as support common file formats, such as HDF5 with Neo-structured content (NeoHDF5, NeoMatlab).
Neo’s IO facilities can be seen as a pure-Python and open-source Neuroshare replacement.
There are three methods to install python3-neo 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-neo 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-neo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-neo
Install python3-neo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-neo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-neo
Install python3-neo 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-neo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-neo
How To Uninstall python3-neo on Debian 12
To uninstall only the python3-neo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-neo
Uninstall python3-neo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-neo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-neo
Remove python3-neo Configurations and Data
To remove python3-neo configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-neo
Remove python3-neo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-neo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-neo
Dependencies
python3-neo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-neo package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.