How To Install python-fann2 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fann2 on Debian 9.
What is python-fann2
python-fann2 is:
Fast Artificial Neural Network Library is a free open source neural network library, which implements multilayer artificial neural networks in C with support for both fully connected and sparsely connected networks.
This package contains the Python bindings for FANN.
There are three methods to install python-fann2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-fann2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fann2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-fann2
Install python-fann2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fann2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-fann2
Install python-fann2 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. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fann2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-fann2
How To Uninstall python-fann2 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-fann2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-fann2
Uninstall python-fann2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-fann2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fann2
Remove python-fann2 Configurations and Data
To remove python-fann2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-fann2
Remove python-fann2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-fann2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-fann2
Dependencies
python-fann2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fann2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
