How To Install lua-torch-sys on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-torch-sys on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lua-torch-sys
lua-torch-sys is:
This package provides system functionalities for Torch.
There are three methods to install lua-torch-sys 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-sys 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-sys using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-torch-sys
Install lua-torch-sys Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-torch-sys using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-torch-sys
Install lua-torch-sys 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-sys using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-torch-sys
How To Uninstall lua-torch-sys on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lua-torch-sys package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-torch-sys
Uninstall lua-torch-sys And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-torch-sys 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-sys
Remove lua-torch-sys Configurations and Data
To remove lua-torch-sys configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-torch-sys
Remove lua-torch-sys configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-torch-sys configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-torch-sys
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-torch-sys package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
