How To Install yorick-optimpack on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yorick-optimpack on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is yorick-optimpack
yorick-optimpack is:
OptimPack is a portable C library which implements algorithms for optimization of large scale problems with bound constraints. Large scale means some million variables (e.g. pixel values) or more.
The most important algorithm is VMLM-B: a variable metric method with limited memory requirements and, possibly, bound constraints on the parameters. The algorithm is based on limited memory BFGS updates with Moré & Thuente inexact line search and gradient projection to account for bounds.
This package contains two Yorick plug-ins: one based on the newer OptimPackLegacy version and, for backward compatibility, one based on the previous OptimPack1 implementation.
There are three methods to install yorick-optimpack 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 yorick-optimpack Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yorick-optimpack using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yorick-optimpack
Install yorick-optimpack Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yorick-optimpack using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yorick-optimpack
Install yorick-optimpack 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 yorick-optimpack using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yorick-optimpack
How To Uninstall yorick-optimpack on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the yorick-optimpack package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yorick-optimpack
Uninstall yorick-optimpack And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yorick-optimpack and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yorick-optimpack
Remove yorick-optimpack Configurations and Data
To remove yorick-optimpack configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yorick-optimpack
Remove yorick-optimpack configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yorick-optimpack configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yorick-optimpack
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yorick-optimpack package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
