How To Install libfann2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfann2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfann2
libfann2 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 shared libraries.
There are three methods to install libfann2 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 libfann2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfann2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfann2
Install libfann2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfann2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfann2
Install libfann2 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 libfann2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfann2
How To Uninstall libfann2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfann2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfann2
Uninstall libfann2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfann2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfann2
Remove libfann2 Configurations and Data
To remove libfann2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfann2
Remove libfann2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfann2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfann2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfann2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
