How To Install stimfit 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 stimfit on Ubuntu.

What is `stimfit`

stimfit is:

Stimfit is a free, fast and simple program for viewing and analyzing electrophysiological data. It features an embedded Python shell that allows you to extend the program functionality by using numerical libraries such as NumPy and SciPy.

There are three methods to install stimfit 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 stimfit Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install stimfit

Install stimfit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install stimfit using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install stimfit

Install stimfit 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 stimfit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install stimfit

How To Uninstall stimfit on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the stimfit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove stimfit

Uninstall stimfit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove stimfit

Remove stimfit Configurations and Data

To remove stimfit configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge stimfit

Remove stimfit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stimfit

Dependencies

stimfit have the following dependencies:

References

stimfit website

Summary

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