How To Install pycorrfit on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pycorrfit on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pycorrfit
pycorrfit is:
PyCorrFit is a general-purpose FCS evaluation software that, amongst other formats, supports the established Zeiss ConfoCor3 ~.fcs file format. PyCorrFit comes with several built-in model functions, covering a wide range of applications in standard confocal FCS. In addition, it contains equations dealing with different excitation geometries like total internal reflection (TIR).
There are three methods to install pycorrfit on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pycorrfit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pycorrfit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pycorrfit
Install pycorrfit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pycorrfit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pycorrfit
Install pycorrfit 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 pycorrfit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pycorrfit
How To Uninstall pycorrfit on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pycorrfit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pycorrfit
Uninstall pycorrfit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pycorrfit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pycorrfit
Remove pycorrfit Configurations and Data
To remove pycorrfit configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pycorrfit
Remove pycorrfit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pycorrfit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pycorrfit
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pycorrfit package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
