How To Install python-minieigen on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-minieigen on Ubuntu 18.04. python-minieigen is Wrapper of parts of the Eigen library (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-minieigen on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-minieigen

python-minieigen is:

Small wrapper for core parts of Eigen, c++ library for linear algebra. It is mainly useful for inspecting c++ code which already uses eigen and boost::python. Supported types are Vectors (2,3,6 and dynamic-sized with integer and floating-point values), Matrices (3x3, 6x6 and dynamic-sized with floating-point values) and Quaternions. Numerous methods are wrapped and the original API of Eigen is followed.

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python-minieigen on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-minieigen 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-minieigen using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-minieigen

Install python-minieigen Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-minieigen

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-minieigen

How To Uninstall python-minieigen on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-minieigen

Uninstall python-minieigen And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-minieigen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-minieigen

Remove python-minieigen Configurations and Data

To remove python-minieigen configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-minieigen

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-minieigen package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.