How To Install python-libsvm on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libsvm on Debian 9. python-libsvm is Python interface for support vector machine library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libsvm on Debian 9.

What is python-libsvm

python-libsvm is:

Python interface for the LIBSVM library using ctypes. This new Python interface is provided since 2.91, and it is incompatible with the old one.

There are three methods to install python-libsvm 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-libsvm 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-libsvm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-libsvm

Install python-libsvm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-libsvm

Install python-libsvm 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-libsvm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-libsvm

How To Uninstall python-libsvm on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-libsvm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-libsvm

Uninstall python-libsvm And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libsvm

Remove python-libsvm Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-libsvm

Remove python-libsvm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libsvm

Dependencies

python-libsvm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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