How To Install mpikmeans-tools on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpikmeans-tools on Debian 9.
What is mpikmeans-tools
mpikmeans-tools 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 standalone applications.
There are three methods to install mpikmeans-tools on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install mpikmeans-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mpikmeans-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mpikmeans-tools
Install mpikmeans-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mpikmeans-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mpikmeans-tools
Install mpikmeans-tools 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install mpikmeans-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mpikmeans-tools
How To Uninstall mpikmeans-tools on Debian 9
To uninstall only the mpikmeans-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mpikmeans-tools
Uninstall mpikmeans-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mpikmeans-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mpikmeans-tools
Remove mpikmeans-tools Configurations and Data
To remove mpikmeans-tools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mpikmeans-tools
Remove mpikmeans-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mpikmeans-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mpikmeans-tools
Dependencies
mpikmeans-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mpikmeans-tools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
