How To Install octave-brain2mesh 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 octave-brain2mesh on Ubuntu.
What is octave-brain2mesh
octave-brain2mesh is:
The Brain2Mesh toolbox provides a streamlined matlab function to convert a segmented brain volumes and surfaces into a high-quality multi-layered tetrahedral brain/full head mesh. Typical inputs include segmentation outputs from SPM, FreeSurfer, FSL etc. This tool does not handle the segmentation of MRI scans, but examples of how commonly encountered segmented datasets can be used to create meshes can be found in the package named brain2mesh-demos.
There are three methods to install octave-brain2mesh 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 octave-brain2mesh Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-brain2mesh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install octave-brain2mesh
Install octave-brain2mesh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install octave-brain2mesh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install octave-brain2mesh
Install octave-brain2mesh 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 octave-brain2mesh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install octave-brain2mesh
How To Uninstall octave-brain2mesh on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the octave-brain2mesh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove octave-brain2mesh
Uninstall octave-brain2mesh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall octave-brain2mesh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove octave-brain2mesh
Remove octave-brain2mesh Configurations and Data
To remove octave-brain2mesh configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge octave-brain2mesh
Remove octave-brain2mesh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove octave-brain2mesh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octave-brain2mesh
Dependencies
octave-brain2mesh have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install octave-brain2mesh package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.