How To Install python-networkx on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-networkx on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-networkx is tool to create, manipulate and study complex networks

Introduction

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

What is python-networkx

python-networkx is:

NetworkX is a Python-based package for the creation, manipulation, and study of the structure, dynamics, and functions of complex networks.

The structure of a graph or network is encoded in the edges (connections, links, ties, arcs, bonds) between nodes (vertices, sites, actors). If unqualified, by graph it’s meant a simple undirected graph, i.e. no self-loops and no multiple edges are allowed. By a network it’s usually meant a graph with weights (fields, properties) on nodes and/or edges.

The potential audience for NetworkX includes: mathematicians, physicists, biologists, computer scientists, social scientists.

There are three methods to install python-networkx 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-networkx 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-networkx using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-networkx

Install python-networkx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-networkx

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-networkx

How To Uninstall python-networkx on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-networkx

Uninstall python-networkx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-networkx

Remove python-networkx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-networkx

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-networkx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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