How To Install pyFAI-drawmask on Debian 11

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install pyfai

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is pyFAI-drawmask and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Debian 11. This guide was written specifically with a server running Debian 11 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install pyFAI-drawmask on Debian 11. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install pyFAI-drawmask using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install pyFAI-drawmask using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pyfai

Install pyFAI-drawmask using apt

Because pyFAI-drawmask is available in Debian 11’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install pyFAI-drawmask using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pyfai

Install pyFAI-drawmask 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 Debian 11. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install pyFAI-drawmask by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyfai

How to upgrade (update) a single package pyFAI-drawmask using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the pyFAI-drawmask, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install pyfai

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install pyfai

How To Uninstall pyFAI-drawmask from Debian 11

To uninstall only the pyFAI-drawmask package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pyfai

Uninstall pyFAI-drawmask and all its dependencies

To uninstall pyFAI-drawmask and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyfai

Remove pyFAI-drawmask with all configurations and data

To remove pyFAI-drawmask configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pyfai

Remove pyFAI-drawmask completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to pyFAI-drawmask package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyfai

Extra info and code examples

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.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install pyFAI-drawmask using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the pyFAI-drawmask from Debian 11.

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