How To Install libvlfeat-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlfeat-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libvlfeat-doc is Computer vision library focussing on visual features and clustering

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlfeat-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libvlfeat-doc

libvlfeat-doc is:

VLFeat implements popular computer vision algorithms including SIFT, 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

Documentation

There are three methods to install libvlfeat-doc 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 libvlfeat-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvlfeat-doc

Install libvlfeat-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libvlfeat-doc

Install libvlfeat-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvlfeat-doc

How To Uninstall libvlfeat-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libvlfeat-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvlfeat-doc

Uninstall libvlfeat-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvlfeat-doc

Remove libvlfeat-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libvlfeat-doc

Remove libvlfeat-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvlfeat-doc

References

Summary

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