How To Install python-sklearn on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sklearn on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sklearn
python-sklearn is:
scikit-learn is a collection of Python modules relevant to machine/statistical learning and data mining. Non-exhaustive list of included functionality:
- Gaussian Mixture Models
- Manifold learning
- kNN
- SVM (via LIBSVM)
There are three methods to install python-sklearn 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-sklearn 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-sklearn using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sklearn
Install python-sklearn Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sklearn using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sklearn
Install python-sklearn 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-sklearn using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sklearn
How To Uninstall python-sklearn on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sklearn package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sklearn
Uninstall python-sklearn And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sklearn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sklearn
Remove python-sklearn Configurations and Data
To remove python-sklearn configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sklearn
Remove python-sklearn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sklearn configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sklearn
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sklearn package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
