How To Install pyfai 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 pyfai on Ubuntu.
What is pyfai
pyfai is:
PyFAI is a Python library for azimuthal integration; it allows the conversion of diffraction images taken with 2D detectors like CCD cameras into X-Ray powder patterns that can be used by other software like Rietveld refinement tools (i.e. FullProf), phase analysis or texture analysis.
As PyFAI is a library, its main goal is to be integrated in other tools like PyMca, LiMa or EDNA. To perform online data analysis, the precise description of the experimental setup has to be known. This is the reason why PyFAI includes geometry optimization code working on “powder rings” of reference samples. Alternatively, PyFAI can also import geometries fitted with other tools like Fit2D.
PyFAI has been designed to work with any kind of detector with any geometry (transmission, reflection, off-axis, …). It uses the Python library FabIO to read most images taken by diffractometer.
There are three methods to install pyfai 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 pyfai Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pyfai using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pyfai
Install pyfai Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pyfai using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pyfai
Install pyfai 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 pyfai using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pyfai
How To Uninstall pyfai on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pyfai package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pyfai
Uninstall pyfai And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pyfai and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyfai
Remove pyfai Configurations and Data
To remove pyfai configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pyfai
Remove pyfai configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pyfai configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyfai
Dependencies
pyfai have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyfai package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.