How To Install python-skimage on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-skimage on Debian 9. python-skimage is Python modules for image processing

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-skimage on Debian 9.

What is python-skimage

python-skimage is:

scikit-image is a collection of image processing algorithms for Python. It performs tasks such as image loading, filtering, morphology, segmentation, color conversions, and transformations.

This package provides the Python 2 module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-skimage

Install python-skimage Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-skimage

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-skimage

How To Uninstall python-skimage on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-skimage

Uninstall python-skimage And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-skimage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-skimage

Remove python-skimage Configurations and Data

To remove python-skimage configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-skimage

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-skimage have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-skimage package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.