How To Install python3-numpy on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-numpy on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-numpy
python3-numpy is:
Numpy contains a powerful N-dimensional array object, sophisticated (broadcasting) functions, tools for integrating C/C++ and Fortran code, and useful linear algebra, Fourier transform, and random number capabilities.
Numpy replaces the python-numeric and python-numarray modules which are now deprecated and shouldn’t be used except to support older software.
This package contains Numpy for Python 3. Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-graphics
There are three methods to install python3-numpy 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-numpy 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-numpy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-numpy
Install python3-numpy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-numpy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-numpy
Install python3-numpy 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-numpy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-numpy
How To Uninstall python3-numpy on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-numpy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-numpy
Uninstall python3-numpy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-numpy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-numpy
Remove python3-numpy Configurations and Data
To remove python3-numpy configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-numpy
Remove python3-numpy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-numpy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-numpy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-numpy package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
