Overview

This guide shows how to install and verify TensorFlow. TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning.

Prerequisites

• Python has been installed
  • Installation on Ubuntu
  • Installation on Windows
• Optional but recommended. Setup a VirtualEnvironment and Pip has been installed.
  • VirtualEnvironment for Ubuntu

Installation

01. Activate your virtual environment, or skip this step if not using virtual environment.

$ source {{virtual-env-directory}}/bin/activate

02. Install the TensorFlow package

(geek-venv) $ pip install tensorflow

If using the GPU version, use the following command

(geek-venv) $ pip install tensorflow-gpu

03. Verify the TensorFlow version

(geek-venv) $ python

>>> import tensorflow as tf

>>> print(tf.__version__)

04. Congratulations! TensorFlow is now installed and usable.