How To Install python-pulp on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pulp on Debian 10.
What is python-pulp
python-pulp is:
PuLP is an LP modeler written in Python. PuLP can generate MPS or LP files and call GLPK, COIN CLP/CBC, CPLEX, and GUROBI[4] to solve linear problems.
This package contains the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-pulp 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-pulp 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-pulp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pulp
Install python-pulp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pulp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pulp
Install python-pulp 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-pulp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pulp
How To Uninstall python-pulp on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-pulp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pulp
Uninstall python-pulp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pulp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pulp
Remove python-pulp Configurations and Data
To remove python-pulp configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pulp
Remove python-pulp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pulp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pulp
Dependencies
python-pulp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pulp package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.