How To Install python-theano on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-theano on Debian 9.
What is python-theano
python-theano is:
Theano is a Python library that allows one to define and evaluate mathematical expressions involving multi-dimensional arrays efficiently. It provides a high-level Numpy like expression language for functional description of calculation, rearranges expressions for speed and stability, and generates native machine instructions for fast calculation. Optionally, highly accelerated computations could be carried out on graphics cards processors.
This package contains Theano for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-theano 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-theano 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-theano using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-theano
Install python-theano Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-theano using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-theano
Install python-theano 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-theano using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-theano
How To Uninstall python-theano on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-theano package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-theano
Uninstall python-theano And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-theano and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-theano
Remove python-theano Configurations and Data
To remove python-theano configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-theano
Remove python-theano configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-theano configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-theano
Dependencies
python-theano have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-theano package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
