How To Install python-scikits-learn on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-scikits-learn on Debian 9.
What is python-scikits-learn
python-scikits-learn is:
Provides old namespace (scikits.learn) and could be removed if dependent code migrated to use sklearn for clarity of the namespace.
There are three methods to install python-scikits-learn 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-scikits-learn 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-scikits-learn using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-scikits-learn
Install python-scikits-learn Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-scikits-learn using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-scikits-learn
Install python-scikits-learn 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-scikits-learn using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-scikits-learn
How To Uninstall python-scikits-learn on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-scikits-learn package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-scikits-learn
Uninstall python-scikits-learn And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-scikits-learn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-scikits-learn
Remove python-scikits-learn Configurations and Data
To remove python-scikits-learn configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-scikits-learn
Remove python-scikits-learn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-scikits-learn configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-scikits-learn
Dependencies
python-scikits-learn have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-scikits-learn package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.