Objective
The objective is to install Numpy on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux.
Operating System and Software Versions
- Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux
- Software: – Python 2 & Python 3
Requirements
Privileged access to your Ubuntu System as root or via sudo
command is required.
Conventions
- # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of
sudo
command - $ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user
Other Versions of this Tutorial
Instructions
Python 2
Install Numpy Module from Ubuntu repository
The recommended approach is to install the stable Numpy module directly from the Ubuntu repository:
$ sudo apt install python-numpy
Check for the Numpy module version:
$ python -c "import numpy; print(numpy.__version__)" 1.13.3
Install Numpy Module using PIP
Once you have an appropriate PIP python version installed, you can also install Numpy by executing the bellow command:
$ pip install numpy
Check for the Numpy version number:
$ python -c "import numpy; print(numpy.__version__)" 1.14.2
Python 3
Install Numpy Module from Ubuntu repository
You can install the Numpy module for Python 3 from the standard Ubuntu repository by executing the following linux command:
$ sudo apt install python3-pip
Check for the Numpy’s version:
$ python3 -c "import numpy; print(numpy.__version__)" 1.13.3
Install Numpy Module using PIP
Using the appropriate PIP python version installed on your system execute the following pip3
command to install the python Numpy module:
$ pip3 install numpy
All done. Check for the Numpy’s version:
$ python3 -c "import numpy; print(numpy.__version__)" 1.14.2