Install TensorFlow in Virtualenv without sudo privilege

Install Virtualenv without sudo privilege

• Download and unzip one of the latest pacages:

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wget https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/archive/15.1.0.tar.gz
tar -zxvf 15.1.0.tar.gz

• Run command below to create an environment:

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cd 15.1.0
python virtualenv.py ~/tfenv

• Activate the virtualenv environment using source command:

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source ~/tfenv/bin/activate

It will change you prompt to: (tfenv)$

• Install pip in your the environment:

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(tfenv)$ easy_install -U pip

• Install tensorflow using pip:

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(tfenv)$ pip install --upgrade tensorflow

Uninstallation

• Exit virtualenv:

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(tfenv)$ deactivate

• Remove the directory:

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rm -rf ~/tfenv

Enter & Quit the environment

• Entering the virtualenv:

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source ~/tfenv/bin/activate

• Quitting the virtualenv:

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(tfenv)$ deactivate

Validate the installation

• Invoke python

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(tfenv)$ python

• Enter the following program, the system should output “Hello, TensorFlow!”:

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>>> import tensorflow as tf:
>>> hello = tf.constant("Hello, TensorFlow!")
>>> sess = tf.Session()
>>> print sess.run(hello)

If anything goes wrong, please comment below, I’ll response when I see it. Have fun!