How To Install mlpack-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mlpack-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mlpack-bin
mlpack-bin is:
This package contains example binaries using the mlpack Library.
Machine Learning Pack (mlpack) is an intuitive, fast, scalable C++ machine learning library, meant to be a machine learning analog to LAPACK. It aims to implement a wide array of machine learning methods and function as a “swiss army knife” for machine learning researchers.
There are three methods to install mlpack-bin 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 mlpack-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mlpack-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mlpack-bin
Install mlpack-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mlpack-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mlpack-bin
Install mlpack-bin 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 mlpack-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mlpack-bin
How To Uninstall mlpack-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mlpack-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mlpack-bin
Uninstall mlpack-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mlpack-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mlpack-bin
Remove mlpack-bin Configurations and Data
To remove mlpack-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mlpack-bin
Remove mlpack-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mlpack-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mlpack-bin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mlpack-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.