How To Install stimfit-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install stimfit-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is stimfit-dbg
stimfit-dbg is:
Stimfit is a free, fast and simple program for viewing and analyzing electrophysiological data. It features an embedded Python shell that allows you to extend the program functionality by using numerical libraries such as NumPy and SciPy. This package contains the debug symbols for Stimfit.
There are three methods to install stimfit-dbg 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 stimfit-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install stimfit-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install stimfit-dbg
Install stimfit-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install stimfit-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install stimfit-dbg
Install stimfit-dbg 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 stimfit-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install stimfit-dbg
How To Uninstall stimfit-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the stimfit-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove stimfit-dbg
Uninstall stimfit-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall stimfit-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove stimfit-dbg
Remove stimfit-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove stimfit-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge stimfit-dbg
Remove stimfit-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove stimfit-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stimfit-dbg
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install stimfit-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
