How To Install python3-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 python3-datalad on Ubuntu.

What is `python3-datalad`

python3-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)

This package installs the module for Python 3, and Recommends install all dependencies necessary for searching and managing datasets, publishing, and testing. If you need base functionality, install without Recommends.

There are three methods to install python3-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 python3-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 python3-datalad using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-datalad

Install python3-datalad Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-datalad using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-datalad

Install python3-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 python3-datalad using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-datalad

How To Uninstall python3-datalad on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the python3-datalad package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-datalad

Uninstall python3-datalad And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-datalad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-datalad

Remove python3-datalad Configurations and Data

To remove python3-datalad configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-datalad

Remove python3-datalad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-datalad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-datalad

Dependencies

python3-datalad have the following dependencies:

References

python3-datalad website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-datalad package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.