How To Install python3-nlopt on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-nlopt on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-nlopt is nonlinear optimization library – Python 3 bindings

Introduction

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

What is python3-nlopt

python3-nlopt is:

NLopt is a free/open-source library for nonlinear optimization, providing a common interface for a number of different free optimization routines available online as well as original implementations of various other algorithms. Its features include:

* Callable from C, C++, Fortran, GNU Octave, Python, GNU Guile, GNU R.
* A common interface for many different algorithms
* Support for large-scale optimization.
* Both global and local optimization algorithms.
* Algorithms using function values only (derivative-free) and also
  algorithms exploiting user-supplied gradients.
* Algorithms for unconstrained optimization, bound-constrained optimization,
  and general nonlinear inequality/equality constraints.

This package contains the Python 3 bindings.

There are three methods to install python3-nlopt 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-nlopt 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-nlopt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-nlopt

Install python3-nlopt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-nlopt

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-nlopt

How To Uninstall python3-nlopt on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-nlopt

Uninstall python3-nlopt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-nlopt

Remove python3-nlopt Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-nlopt

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-nlopt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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