How To Install scilab-ann on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install scilab-ann on Debian 9. scilab-ann is Scilab module for artificial neural networks

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scilab-ann on Debian 9.

What is scilab-ann

scilab-ann is:

This module implements artificial neural networks capabilities into the Scilab language. Current features are:

  • Only layered feedforward networks are supported directly at the moment (for others use the “hooks” provided)
  • Unlimited number of layers
  • Unlimited number of neurons per each layer separately
  • User defined activation function (defaults to logistic)
  • User defined error function (defaults to SSE)
  • Algorithms implemented so far:
    • standard (vanilla) with or without bias, on-line or batch
    • momentum with or without bias, on-line or batch
    • SuperSAB with or without bias, on-line or batch
    • Conjugate gradients
    • Jacobian computation
    • Computation of result of multiplication between “vector” and Hessian
  • Some helper functions provided

There are three methods to install scilab-ann 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 scilab-ann Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install scilab-ann

Install scilab-ann Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install scilab-ann

Install scilab-ann 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 scilab-ann using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install scilab-ann

How To Uninstall scilab-ann on Debian 9

To uninstall only the scilab-ann package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove scilab-ann

Uninstall scilab-ann And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove scilab-ann

Remove scilab-ann Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge scilab-ann

Remove scilab-ann configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scilab-ann

Dependencies

scilab-ann have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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