How To Install python3-tifffile on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tifffile on Kali Linux. python3-tifffile is Read and write image data from and to TIFF files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tifffile on Kali Linux.

What is python3-tifffile

python3-tifffile is:

Image and meta-data can be read from TIFF, BigTIFF, OME-TIFF, STK, LSM, NIH, ImageJ, MicroManager, FluoView, SEQ and GEL files.

Only a subset of the TIFF specification is supported, mainly uncompressed and losslessly compressed 2**(0 to 6) bit integer, 16, 32 and 64-bit float, grayscale and RGB(A) images, which are commonly used in bio-scientific imaging. Specifically, reading JPEG/CCITT compressed image data or EXIF/IPTC/GPS/XMP meta-data is not implemented. Only primary info records are read for STK, FluoView, MicroManager, and NIH image formats.

TIFF, the Tagged Image File Format, is under the control of Adobe Systems. BigTIFF allows for files greater than 4 GB. STK, LSM, FluoView, SEQ, GEL, and OME-TIFF, are custom extensions defined by MetaMorph, Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Olympus, Media Cybernetics, Molecular Dynamics, and the Open Microscopy Environment consortium respectively.

There are three methods to install python3-tifffile on Kali Linux. 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-tifffile 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-tifffile using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-tifffile

Install python3-tifffile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-tifffile

Install python3-tifffile Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-tifffile

How To Uninstall python3-tifffile on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-tifffile

Uninstall python3-tifffile And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-tifffile and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-tifffile

Remove python3-tifffile Configurations and Data

To remove python3-tifffile configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-tifffile

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-tifffile have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tifffile package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.