How To Install mlpack-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlpack-devel on CentOS 7. mlpack-devel is Development headers for mlpack (C++ machine learning library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlpack-devel on CentOS 7.

What is mlpack-devel

mlpack is a C++ machine learning library with emphasis on scalability, speed, and ease-of-use. Its aim is to make machine learning possible for novice users by means of a simple, consistent API, while simultaneously exploiting C++ language features to provide maximum performance and maximum flexibility for expert users. mlpack outperforms competing machine learning libraries by large margins. This package provides the headers to compile applications against mlpack.

We can use yum or dnf to install mlpack-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mlpack-devel.

Install mlpack-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mlpack-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mlpack-devel

Install mlpack-devel on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mlpack-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mlpack-devel

How To Uninstall mlpack-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the mlpack-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mlpack-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mlpack-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.