How To Install xtensor-python-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xtensor-python-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xtensor-python-dev
xtensor-python-dev is:
xtensor is a C++ library for multi-dimensional arrays enabling numpy-style broadcasting and lazy computing.
xtensor-python enables inplace use of numpy arrays in C++ with all the benefits from xtensor:
- C++ universal function and broadcasting
- STL - compliant APIs.
- A broad coverage of numpy APIs (see the numpy to xtensor cheat sheet).
The Python bindings for xtensor are based on the pybind11 C++ library, which enables seemless interoperability between C++ and Python.
This package provides the header-only library.
There are three methods to install xtensor-python-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xtensor-python-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xtensor-python-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xtensor-python-dev
Install xtensor-python-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xtensor-python-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xtensor-python-dev
Install xtensor-python-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xtensor-python-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xtensor-python-dev
How To Uninstall xtensor-python-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xtensor-python-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xtensor-python-dev
Uninstall xtensor-python-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xtensor-python-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xtensor-python-dev
Remove xtensor-python-dev Configurations and Data
To remove xtensor-python-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xtensor-python-dev
Remove xtensor-python-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xtensor-python-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xtensor-python-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xtensor-python-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
