How To Install vigra.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install vigra.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. vigra.x86_64 is Generic Programming for Computer Vision

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vigra.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `vigra.x86_64`

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.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install vigra.x86_64.

Install vigra.x86_64 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.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vigra.x86_64

How To Uninstall vigra.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the vigra.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove vigra.x86_64

vigra.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib64/libvigraimpex.so.4
/usr/lib64/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.x86_64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vigra.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.