How To Install python-sparse on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sparse on Debian 10.
What is python-sparse
python-sparse is:
This provides a set of sparse matrix types for Python, with modules which implement:
- Iterative methods for solving linear systems of equations
- A set of standard preconditioners
- An interface to a direct solver for sparse linear systems of equations
- The JDSYM eigensolver
All of these modules are implemented as C extension modules based on standard sparse and dense matrix libraries (UMFPACK/AMD, SuperLU, BLAS/LAPACK) for maximum performance and robustness.
There are three methods to install python-sparse 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-sparse 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-sparse using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sparse
Install python-sparse Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sparse using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sparse
Install python-sparse 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-sparse using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sparse
How To Uninstall python-sparse on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-sparse package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sparse
Uninstall python-sparse And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sparse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sparse
Remove python-sparse Configurations and Data
To remove python-sparse configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sparse
Remove python-sparse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sparse configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sparse
Dependencies
python-sparse have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sparse package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
