How To Install python-skimage on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-skimage on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-skimage
python-skimage is:
scikit-image is a collection of image processing algorithms for Python. It performs tasks such as image loading, filtering, morphology, segmentation, color conversions, and transformations.
This package provides the Python 2 module.
There are three methods to install python-skimage 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-skimage 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-skimage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-skimage
Install python-skimage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-skimage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-skimage
Install python-skimage 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-skimage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-skimage
How To Uninstall python-skimage on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-skimage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-skimage
Uninstall python-skimage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-skimage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-skimage
Remove python-skimage Configurations and Data
To remove python-skimage configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-skimage
Remove python-skimage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-skimage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-skimage
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-skimage package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
