How To Install python-patsy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-patsy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-patsy
python-patsy is:
patsy is a Python library for describing statistical models (especially linear models, or models that have a linear component) and building design matrices.
This package contains the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-patsy 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-patsy 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-patsy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-patsy
Install python-patsy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-patsy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-patsy
Install python-patsy 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-patsy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-patsy
How To Uninstall python-patsy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-patsy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-patsy
Uninstall python-patsy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-patsy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-patsy
Remove python-patsy Configurations and Data
To remove python-patsy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-patsy
Remove python-patsy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-patsy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-patsy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-patsy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
