How To Install libmpikmeans1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpikmeans1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libmpikmeans1 is Fast Library for k-means Clustering

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpikmeans1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmpikmeans1

libmpikmeans1 is:

This library uses an algorithm that yields the very same solution as standard k-means, even after each iteration. However, it uses triangle inequalities, and is much faster.

Note: MPI here does not refer to the Message Passing Interface; rather, it is an acronym for Max Planck Institute, where this algorithm was developed.

This package contains the shared libraries.

There are three methods to install libmpikmeans1 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmpikmeans1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmpikmeans1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmpikmeans1

Install libmpikmeans1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmpikmeans1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmpikmeans1

Install libmpikmeans1 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 libmpikmeans1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmpikmeans1

How To Uninstall libmpikmeans1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmpikmeans1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmpikmeans1

Uninstall libmpikmeans1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmpikmeans1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpikmeans1

Remove libmpikmeans1 Configurations and Data

To remove libmpikmeans1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmpikmeans1

Remove libmpikmeans1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmpikmeans1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpikmeans1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpikmeans1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.