How To Install datalad on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install datalad on Ubuntu.
What is datalad
datalad is:
DataLad is a data management and distribution platform providing access to a wide range of data resources already available online. Using git-annex as its backend for data logistics it provides following facilities built-in or available through additional extensions
- command line and Python interfaces for manipulation of collections of datasets (install, uninstall, update, publish, save, etc.) and separate files/directories (add, get)
- extract, aggregate, and search through various sources of metadata (xmp, EXIF, etc; install datalad-neuroimaging for DICOM, BIDS, NIfTI support)
- crawl web sites to automatically prepare and update git-annex repositories with content from online websites, S3, etc (install datalad-crawler)
There are three methods to install datalad on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install datalad Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install datalad using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install datalad
Install datalad Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install datalad using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install datalad
Install datalad 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 datalad using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install datalad
How To Uninstall datalad on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the datalad package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove datalad
Uninstall datalad And Its Dependencies
To uninstall datalad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove datalad
Remove datalad Configurations and Data
To remove datalad configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge datalad
Remove datalad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove datalad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge datalad
Dependencies
datalad have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install datalad package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.