How To Install libvlfeat-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlfeat-dev on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libvlfeat-dev
libvlfeat-dev is:
VLFeat implements popular computer vision algorithms including MSER, k-means, hierarchical k-means, agglomerative information bottleneck, and quick shift. It is written in C for efficiency and compatibility, with interfaces in GNU octave for ease of use, and detailed documentation throughout. Note that some of the upstream library is under patent protection, and those components (SIFT for instance) are not included in this package
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There are three methods to install libvlfeat-dev on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libvlfeat-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 libvlfeat-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvlfeat-dev
Install libvlfeat-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvlfeat-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvlfeat-dev
Install libvlfeat-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 libvlfeat-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvlfeat-dev
How To Uninstall libvlfeat-dev on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libvlfeat-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvlfeat-dev
Uninstall libvlfeat-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvlfeat-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvlfeat-dev
Remove libvlfeat-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libvlfeat-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvlfeat-dev
Remove libvlfeat-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvlfeat-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvlfeat-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlfeat-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.