How To Install libfann-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfann-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfann-doc
libfann-doc is:
Fast Artificial Neural Network Library is a free open source neural network library, which implements multilayer artificial neural networks in C with support for both fully connected and sparsely connected networks. Cross-platform execution in both fixed and floating point are supported. It includes a framework for easy handling of training data sets. It is easy to use, versatile, well documented, and fast.
This package contains the API documentation in HTML form and some introductory material in text form.
There are three methods to install libfann-doc 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 libfann-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfann-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfann-doc
Install libfann-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfann-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfann-doc
Install libfann-doc 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 libfann-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfann-doc
How To Uninstall libfann-doc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfann-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfann-doc
Uninstall libfann-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfann-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfann-doc
Remove libfann-doc Configurations and Data
To remove libfann-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfann-doc
Remove libfann-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfann-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfann-doc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfann-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
