How To Install python3-neuron on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-neuron on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-neuron is Neuron simulation environment - Python bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-neuron on Debian 12.

What is python3-neuron

python3-neuron is:

NEURON is a simulation environment for modeling individual neurons and networks of neurons. It provides tools for conveniently building, managing, and using models in a way that is numerically sound and computationally efficient. It is particularly well-suited to problems that are closely linked to experimental data, especially those that involve cells with complex anatomical and biophysical properties.

This package contains Python bindings for NEURON.

There are three methods to install python3-neuron 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-neuron 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-neuron using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-neuron

Install python3-neuron Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-neuron using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-neuron

Install python3-neuron 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-neuron using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-neuron

How To Uninstall python3-neuron on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-neuron package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-neuron

Uninstall python3-neuron And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-neuron and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-neuron

Remove python3-neuron Configurations and Data

To remove python3-neuron configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-neuron

Remove python3-neuron configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-neuron configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-neuron

Dependencies

python3-neuron have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-neuron package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.