How To Install libmlpack2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlpack2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmlpack2
libmlpack2 is:
This package contains the mlpack Library runtime files.
Machine Learning Pack (mlpack) is an intuitive, fast, scalable C++ machine learning library, meant to be a machine learning analog to LAPACK. It aims to implement a wide array of machine learning methods and function as a “swiss army knife” for machine learning researchers.
There are three methods to install libmlpack2 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 libmlpack2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmlpack2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmlpack2
Install libmlpack2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmlpack2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmlpack2
Install libmlpack2 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 libmlpack2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmlpack2
How To Uninstall libmlpack2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmlpack2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmlpack2
Uninstall libmlpack2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmlpack2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmlpack2
Remove libmlpack2 Configurations and Data
To remove libmlpack2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmlpack2
Remove libmlpack2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmlpack2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmlpack2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmlpack2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
