How To Install libvlfeat1 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlfeat1 on Debian 11. libvlfeat1 is Computer vision library focussing on visual features and clustering

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlfeat1 on Debian 11.

What is `libvlfeat1`

libvlfeat1 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

There are three methods to install libvlfeat1 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libvlfeat1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvlfeat1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvlfeat1

Install libvlfeat1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvlfeat1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvlfeat1

Install libvlfeat1 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 libvlfeat1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvlfeat1

How To Uninstall libvlfeat1 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libvlfeat1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvlfeat1

Uninstall libvlfeat1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvlfeat1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvlfeat1

Remove libvlfeat1 Configurations and Data

To remove libvlfeat1 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvlfeat1

Remove libvlfeat1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvlfeat1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvlfeat1

Dependencies

libvlfeat1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlfeat1 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.