How To Install python-mpikmeans on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-mpikmeans on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-mpikmeans is Python bindings for MPIKmeans

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mpikmeans on Debian 10.

What is python-mpikmeans

python-mpikmeans is:

This library uses an algorithm that yields the very same solution as standard k-means, even after each iteration. However, it uses triangle inequalities, and is much faster.

Note: MPI here does not refer to the Message Passing Interface; rather, it is an acronym for Max Planck Institute, where this algorithm was developed.

This package contains the Python bindings. Both the old, ctypes-based and the new, Cython-based interfaces are provided.

There are three methods to install python-mpikmeans on Debian 10. 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-mpikmeans 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-mpikmeans using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-mpikmeans

Install python-mpikmeans Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-mpikmeans

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-mpikmeans

How To Uninstall python-mpikmeans on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-mpikmeans

Uninstall python-mpikmeans And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-mpikmeans and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mpikmeans

Remove python-mpikmeans Configurations and Data

To remove python-mpikmeans configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-mpikmeans

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-mpikmeans have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mpikmeans package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.