How To Install python3-networkx on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-networkx on Ubuntu.
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. 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
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, 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 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
Dependencies
python3-networkx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-networkx package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.