How To Install lua-torch-torch7 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-torch-torch7 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lua-torch-torch7
lua-torch-torch7 is:
Torch is the main package in Torch7 where data structures for multi-dimensional tensors and mathematical operations over these are defined. Additionally, it provides many utilities for accessing files, serializing objects of arbitrary types and other useful utilities.
There are three methods to install lua-torch-torch7 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-torch7 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-torch7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lua-torch-torch7
Install lua-torch-torch7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lua-torch-torch7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lua-torch-torch7
Install lua-torch-torch7 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-torch7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lua-torch-torch7
How To Uninstall lua-torch-torch7 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lua-torch-torch7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lua-torch-torch7
Uninstall lua-torch-torch7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lua-torch-torch7 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-torch7
Remove lua-torch-torch7 Configurations and Data
To remove lua-torch-torch7 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lua-torch-torch7
Remove lua-torch-torch7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lua-torch-torch7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lua-torch-torch7
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lua-torch-torch7 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
