How To Install python3-pyxrd 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-pyxrd on Ubuntu.

What is `python3-pyxrd`

python3-pyxrd is:

python implementation of the matrix algorithm for computer modeling of X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of disordered lamellar structures. It’s goals are to:

provide an easy user-interface for end-users
provide basic tools for displaying and manipulating XRD patterns
produce high-quality (publication-grade) figures
make modelling of XRD patterns for mixed-layer clay minerals ’easy'
be free and open-source (open box instead of closed box model)

PyXRD was written with the multi-specimen full-profile fitting method in mind. A direct result is the ability to ‘share’ parameters among similar phases. This allows for instance to have an air-dry and a glycolated illite-smectite share their coherent scattering domain size, but still have different basal spacings and interlayer compositions for the smectite component. Or play with the di/tri-octahedral composition of a chlorite with ease.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyxrd

Install python3-pyxrd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyxrd

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyxrd

How To Uninstall python3-pyxrd on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyxrd

Uninstall python3-pyxrd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyxrd

Remove python3-pyxrd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyxrd

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pyxrd have the following dependencies:

References

python3-pyxrd website

Summary

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