How To Install python3-networkx on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-networkx on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-networkx is tool to create, manipulate and study complex networks (Python3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-networkx on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-networkx

python3-networkx is:

NetworkX is a Python-based package for the creation, manipulation, and study of the structure, dynamics, and functions of complex networks.

The structure of a graph or network is encoded in the edges (connections, links, ties, arcs, bonds) between nodes (vertices, sites, actors). If unqualified, by graph it’s meant a simple undirected graph, i.e. no self-loops and no multiple edges are allowed. By a network it’s usually meant a graph with weights (fields, properties) on nodes and/or edges.

The potential audience for NetworkX includes: mathematicians, physicists, biologists, computer scientists, social scientists.

This package contains the Python 3 version of NetworkX.

There are three methods to install python3-networkx on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-networkx 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-networkx using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-networkx

Install python3-networkx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-networkx

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-networkx

How To Uninstall python3-networkx on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-networkx

Uninstall python3-networkx And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-networkx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-networkx

Remove python3-networkx Configurations and Data

To remove python3-networkx configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-networkx

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-networkx package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.