Time for action – installing NumPy, matplotlib, SciPy, and IPython on Linux

Most Linux distributions have NumPy packages. We will go through the necessary commands for some of the most popular Linux distros:

Installing NumPy on Red Hat: Run the following instructions from the command line:
```
$ yum install python-numpy
```
Installing NumPy on Mandriva: To install NumPy on Mandriva, run the following command line instruction:
```
$ urpmi python-numpy
```
Installing NumPy on Gentoo: To install NumPy on Gentoo, run the following command line instruction:
```
$ [sudo] emerge numpy
```

Installing NumPy on Debian and Ubuntu: On Debian or Ubuntu, type the following on the command line:

$ [sudo] apt-get install python-numpy

The following table gives an overview of the Linux distributions and the corresponding package names for NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, and IPython:

Linux distribution	NumPy	SciPy	matplotlib	IPython
Arch Linux	`python-numpy`	`python-scipy`	`python-matplotlib`	`ipython`
Debian	`python-numpy`	`python-scipy`	`python-matplotlib`	`ipython`
Fedora	`numpy`	`python-scipy`	`python-matplotlib`	`ipython`
Gentoo	`dev-python/numpy`	`scipy`	`matplotlib`	`ipython`
OpenSUSE	`python-numpy, python-numpy-devel`	`python-scipy`	`python-matplotlib`	`ipython`
Slackware	`numpy`	`scipy`	`matplotlib`	`ipython`

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