How To Install libensmallen-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libensmallen-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libensmallen-dev
libensmallen-dev is:
Ensmallen provides a simple set of abstractions for writing an objective function to optimize. It also provides a large set of standard and cutting-edge optimizers that can be used for virtually any mathematical optimization task. These include full-batch gradient descent techniques, small-batch techniques, gradient-free optimizers, and constrained optimization.
There are three methods to install libensmallen-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libensmallen-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libensmallen-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libensmallen-dev
Install libensmallen-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libensmallen-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libensmallen-dev
Install libensmallen-dev Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libensmallen-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libensmallen-dev
How To Uninstall libensmallen-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libensmallen-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libensmallen-dev
Uninstall libensmallen-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libensmallen-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libensmallen-dev
Remove libensmallen-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libensmallen-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libensmallen-dev
Remove libensmallen-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libensmallen-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libensmallen-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libensmallen-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
