How To Install libsvm3-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvm3-java on Ubuntu 18.04. libsvm3-java is Java API to support vector machine library (libsvm3.jar)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvm3-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsvm3-java

libsvm3-java is:

The functionality of the libsvm are offered in a single jar file. It includes one-class, two-class, multiclass, regression-mode, and probablistic output functionality.

There are three methods to install libsvm3-java 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 libsvm3-java Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libsvm3-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsvm3-java

Install libsvm3-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsvm3-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsvm3-java

Install libsvm3-java 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 libsvm3-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsvm3-java

How To Uninstall libsvm3-java on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsvm3-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsvm3-java

Uninstall libsvm3-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsvm3-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsvm3-java

Remove libsvm3-java Configurations and Data

To remove libsvm3-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsvm3-java

Remove libsvm3-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsvm3-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsvm3-java

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsvm3-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.