How To Install vigra.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install vigra.i686 in Amazon Linux 2. vigra.i686 is Generic Programming for Computer Vision

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vigra.i686 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `vigra.i686`

VIGRA stands for “Vision with Generic Algorithms”. It’s a novel computer vision library that puts its main emphasis on customizable algorithms and data structures. By using template techniques similar to those in the C++ Standard Template Library, you can easily adapt any VIGRA component to the needs of your application without thereby giving up execution speed.

We can use yum to install vigra.i686 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install vigra.i686.

Install vigra.i686 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install vigra.i686 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vigra.i686

How To Uninstall vigra.i686 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the vigra.i686 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove vigra.i686

vigra.i686 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib/libvigraimpex.so.4
/usr/lib/libvigraimpex.so.4.190
/usr/share/doc/vigra-1.9.0
/usr/share/doc/vigra-1.9.0/LICENSE.txt
/usr/share/doc/vigra-1.9.0/README.txt

References

vigra.i686 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vigra.i686 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.