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If you're looking to add Machine Learning to your Python development, Jack Wallen shows you how to quickly install TensorFlow on Ubuntu Desktop 20.04.

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TensorFlow is an open source development platform for machine learning (ML). With this software platform, you'll get a comprehensive collection of tools, libraries, and various resources that allow you to easily build and deploy modern ML-powered applications. Beginners and experts alike can make use of this end-to-end platform, and create ML models to solve real-world problems.

How do you get started? The first thing you must do is get TensorFlow installed on your machine. I'm going to show you how to make that happen on Ubuntu Desktop 20.04.

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The first thing to be done is the installation of the necessary dependencies. It just so happens these are all about Python. Log in to your desktop and install the dependencies with the command:

Python should now be installed, so you're ready to continue on.

How we install TensorFlow is from within a Python virtual environment. Create a new directory to house the environment with the command:

Change into that newly created directory with the command:

Next, create the Python virtual environment with the command:

Once the above command completes, we must then activate the virtual environment, using the source command like so:

After you activate the environment, your command prompt should change, such that it begins with (venv) (Figure A).

Figure A

We've activated our virtual Python environment.

Next, we're going to upgrade Pip with the command:

We can now install TensorFlow with the command:

TensorFlow should now be installed on your system. To verify, issue the command:

The command will return the TensorFlow version number (Figure B).

Figure B

I'm running the Ubuntu 20.04 desktop on a virtual machine, so GPU is an issue.

Make sure, when you're done working, that you deactivate the Python virtual environment with the command:

And there you have it, you've successfully installed TensorFlow on Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 and are ready to start adding machine learning to your builds.

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