How To Install libmpikmeans-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpikmeans-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmpikmeans-dev
libmpikmeans-dev is:
This library uses an algorithm that yields the very same solution as standard k-means, even after each iteration. However, it uses triangle inequalities, and is much faster.
Note: MPI here does not refer to the Message Passing Interface; rather, it is an acronym for Max Planck Institute, where this algorithm was developed.
This package contains the header files and static libraries.
There are three methods to install libmpikmeans-dev 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 libmpikmeans-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpikmeans-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmpikmeans-dev
Install libmpikmeans-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmpikmeans-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmpikmeans-dev
Install libmpikmeans-dev 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 libmpikmeans-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmpikmeans-dev
How To Uninstall libmpikmeans-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmpikmeans-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmpikmeans-dev
Uninstall libmpikmeans-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmpikmeans-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmpikmeans-dev
Remove libmpikmeans-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmpikmeans-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmpikmeans-dev
Remove libmpikmeans-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmpikmeans-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmpikmeans-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmpikmeans-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
