How To Install libvlfeat1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlfeat1 on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvlfeat1

Remove libvlfeat1 Configurations and Data

To remove libvlfeat1 configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• libgomp1

References

• libvlfeat1 website

Summary

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