How To Install libai-fann-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libai-fann-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libai-fann-perl
libai-fann-perl is:
This module provides a Perl wrapper for the Fast Artificial Neural Network (FANN) library (http://leenissen.dk/fann/wp/).
The AI::FANN object oriented interface provides an almost direct map to the C library API.
There are three methods to install libai-fann-perl 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 libai-fann-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libai-fann-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libai-fann-perl
Install libai-fann-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libai-fann-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libai-fann-perl
Install libai-fann-perl 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 libai-fann-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libai-fann-perl
How To Uninstall libai-fann-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libai-fann-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libai-fann-perl
Uninstall libai-fann-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libai-fann-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libai-fann-perl
Remove libai-fann-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libai-fann-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libai-fann-perl
Remove libai-fann-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libai-fann-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libai-fann-perl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libai-fann-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
