How To Install python3-theano on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-theano on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-theano
python3-theano is:
Theano is a Python library that allows one to define and evaluate mathematical expressions involving multi-dimensional arrays efficiently. It provides a high-level Numpy like expression language for functional description of calculation, rearranges expressions for speed and stability, and generates native machine instructions for fast calculation. Optionally, highly accelerated computations could be carried out on graphics cards processors.
This package contains Theano for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-theano 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 python3-theano 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-theano using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-theano
Install python3-theano Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-theano using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-theano
Install python3-theano 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 python3-theano using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-theano
How To Uninstall python3-theano on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-theano package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-theano
Uninstall python3-theano And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-theano and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-theano
Remove python3-theano Configurations and Data
To remove python3-theano configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-theano
Remove python3-theano configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-theano configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-theano
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-theano package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
