How To Install python-genetic on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-genetic on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-genetic
python-genetic is:
python-genetic provides genetic algorithms for Python, as often used in artificial intelligence. It should be able to solve any problem that consists in minimizing functions.
You’ll find some demos using Genetic in this package, including an impressively simple program that provides a solution to the well-known TSP (Travelling Salesman Problem). Also, make sure to read demo/genetic_demo_2.py for the list of the special “magic” genes that make Genetic really fun and … living !
There are three methods to install python-genetic 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 python-genetic 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-genetic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-genetic
Install python-genetic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-genetic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-genetic
Install python-genetic 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 python-genetic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-genetic
How To Uninstall python-genetic on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-genetic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-genetic
Uninstall python-genetic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-genetic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-genetic
Remove python-genetic Configurations and Data
To remove python-genetic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-genetic
Remove python-genetic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-genetic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-genetic
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-genetic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
