How To Install caffe on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install caffe on Debian 11. caffe is Tools for fast, open framework for Deep Learning (CPU_ONLY)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install caffe on Debian 11.

What is `caffe`

caffe is:

Caffe is a deep learning framework made with expression, speed, and modularity in mind. It is developed by the Berkeley AI Research Lab (BAIR) and community contributors.

It contains caffe executables, configured as CPU_ONLY.

Issue this command at the root of caffe source tree for a unit test: $ caffe-gtest –gtest_shuffle –gtest_filter="-GPU"

There are three methods to install caffe on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install caffe Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install caffe

Install caffe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install caffe

Install caffe 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 caffe using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install caffe

How To Uninstall caffe on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove caffe

Uninstall caffe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall caffe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove caffe

Remove caffe Configurations and Data

To remove caffe configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge caffe

Remove caffe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge caffe

Dependencies

caffe have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install caffe package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.