How To Install python3-pynfft on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pynfft on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pynfft is Python bindings for the NFFT3 library - Python 3

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pynfft on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-pynfft

python3-pynfft is:

This package provides Python bindings to the NFFT library, useful for performing Fourier transforms on non-uniformly sampled data with efficient speed. The bindings were generated using Cython and abstract the creation and execution of NFFT plans out using classes.

This package provides the Python 3 version of the bindings.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pynfft

Install python3-pynfft Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pynfft

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pynfft

How To Uninstall python3-pynfft on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pynfft

Uninstall python3-pynfft And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pynfft and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pynfft

Remove python3-pynfft Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pynfft configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pynfft

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pynfft package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.