How To Install libsvm-tools on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvm-tools on Debian 9.
What is libsvm-tools
libsvm-tools is:
LIBSVM is an easy-to-use package for support vector classification, regression and one-class SVM. It supports multi-class classification, probability outputs, and parameter selection.
There are three methods to install libsvm-tools on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsvm-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsvm-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsvm-tools
Install libsvm-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsvm-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsvm-tools
Install libsvm-tools 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libsvm-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsvm-tools
How To Uninstall libsvm-tools on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libsvm-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsvm-tools
Uninstall libsvm-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsvm-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsvm-tools
Remove libsvm-tools Configurations and Data
To remove libsvm-tools configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsvm-tools
Remove libsvm-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsvm-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsvm-tools
Dependencies
libsvm-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvm-tools package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.