How To Install python3-pymzml on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymzml on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-pymzml
python3-pymzml is:
python-pymzml is an extension to Python that offers:
- easy access to mass spectrometry (MS) data that allows the rapid development of tools;
- a very fast parser for mzML data, the standard in mass spectrometry data format;
- a set of functions to compare or handle spectra.
This package contains python-pymzml for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-pymzml 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 python3-pymzml 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-pymzml using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pymzml
Install python3-pymzml Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pymzml using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pymzml
Install python3-pymzml 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 python3-pymzml using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pymzml
How To Uninstall python3-pymzml on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-pymzml package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pymzml
Uninstall python3-pymzml And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pymzml and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pymzml
Remove python3-pymzml Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pymzml configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pymzml
Remove python3-pymzml configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pymzml configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pymzml
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pymzml package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
