How To Install python3-fann2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fann2 on Debian 9. python3-fann2 is Python 3 bindings for FANN

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fann2 on Debian 9.

What is python3-fann2

python3-fann2 is:

Fast Artificial Neural Network Library is a free open source neural network library, which implements multilayer artificial neural networks in C with support for both fully connected and sparsely connected networks.

This package contains the Python 3 bindings for FANN.

There are three methods to install python3-fann2 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 python3-fann2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-fann2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-fann2

Install python3-fann2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-fann2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-fann2

Install python3-fann2 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 python3-fann2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-fann2

How To Uninstall python3-fann2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python3-fann2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-fann2

Uninstall python3-fann2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-fann2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-fann2

Remove python3-fann2 Configurations and Data

To remove python3-fann2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-fann2

Remove python3-fann2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-fann2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-fann2

Dependencies

python3-fann2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fann2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.