How To Install lua-torch-image on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-torch-image on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lua-torch-image
lua-torch-image is:
“image” is the Torch7 distribution package for processing images. It contains a wide variety of functions divided into the following categories:
- Saving and loading images as JPEG, PNG, PPM and PGM;
- Simple transformations like translation, scaling and rotation;
- Parameterized transformations like convolutions and warping;
- Simple Drawing Routines like drawing text or a rectangle on an image;
- Graphical user interfaces like display and window;
- Color Space Conversions from and to RGB, YUV, Lab, and HSL;
- Tensor Constructors for creating Lenna, Fabio and Gaussian and Laplacian kernels;
Note that unless specified otherwise, this package deals with images of
size nChannel x height x width.
There are three methods to install lua-torch-image 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 lua-torch-image Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-torch-image using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-torch-image
Install lua-torch-image Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-torch-image using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-torch-image
Install lua-torch-image 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 lua-torch-image using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-torch-image
How To Uninstall lua-torch-image on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lua-torch-image package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-torch-image
Uninstall lua-torch-image And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-torch-image and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lua-torch-image
Remove lua-torch-image Configurations and Data
To remove lua-torch-image configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-torch-image
Remove lua-torch-image configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-torch-image configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-torch-image
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-torch-image package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
