How To Install libvlfeat1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlfeat1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvlfeat1
libvlfeat1 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
There are three methods to install libvlfeat1 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvlfeat1
Remove libvlfeat1 Configurations and Data
To remove libvlfeat1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvlfeat1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
