How To Install python-sklearn on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-sklearn on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-sklearn is Python modules for machine learning and data mining - Python 2

Introduction

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

What is python-sklearn

python-sklearn is:

scikit-learn is a collection of Python modules relevant to machine/statistical learning and data mining. Non-exhaustive list of included functionality:

  • Gaussian Mixture Models
  • Manifold learning
  • kNN
  • SVM (via LIBSVM)

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-sklearn

Install python-sklearn Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-sklearn

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-sklearn

How To Uninstall python-sklearn on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-sklearn

Uninstall python-sklearn And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sklearn

Remove python-sklearn Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-sklearn

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-sklearn have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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