How To Install python-genetic on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-genetic on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-genetic is genetic algorithms in Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-genetic on Debian 10.

What is python-genetic

python-genetic is:

python-genetic provides genetic algorithms for Python, as often used in artificial intelligence. It should be able to solve any problem that consists in minimizing functions.

You’ll find some demos using Genetic in this package, including an impressively simple program that provides a solution to the well-known TSP (Travelling Salesman Problem). Also, make sure to read demo/genetic_demo_2.py for the list of the special “magic” genes that make Genetic really fun and … living !

There are three methods to install python-genetic on Debian 10. 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-genetic 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-genetic using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-genetic

Install python-genetic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-genetic

Install python-genetic 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-genetic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-genetic

How To Uninstall python-genetic on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-genetic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-genetic

Uninstall python-genetic And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-genetic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-genetic

Remove python-genetic Configurations and Data

To remove python-genetic configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-genetic

Remove python-genetic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-genetic

Dependencies

python-genetic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-genetic package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.