How To Install python3-iminuit on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-iminuit on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-iminuit is Robust Python minimisation library based around MINUIT2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-iminuit on Debian 12.

What is python3-iminuit

python3-iminuit is:

iminuit is a Jupyter-friendly Python frontend to the MINUIT2 C++ library. It can be used as a general robust function minimisation method, but is most commonly used for likelihood fits of models to data, and to get model parameter error estimates from likelihood profile analysis.

There are three methods to install python3-iminuit on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-iminuit Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-iminuit using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-iminuit

Install python3-iminuit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-iminuit using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-iminuit

Install python3-iminuit 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 python3-iminuit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-iminuit

How To Uninstall python3-iminuit on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-iminuit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-iminuit

Uninstall python3-iminuit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-iminuit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-iminuit

Remove python3-iminuit Configurations and Data

To remove python3-iminuit configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-iminuit

Remove python3-iminuit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-iminuit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-iminuit

Dependencies

python3-iminuit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-iminuit package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.