How To Install caffe-tools-cuda on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install caffe-tools-cuda on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is caffe-tools-cuda
caffe-tools-cuda is:
Caffe is a deep learning framework made with expression, speed, and modularity in mind. It is developed by the Berkeley AI Research Lab (BAIR) and community contributors.
It contains caffe executables, configured with CUDA.
There are three methods to install caffe-tools-cuda 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 caffe-tools-cuda Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install caffe-tools-cuda using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install caffe-tools-cuda
Install caffe-tools-cuda Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install caffe-tools-cuda using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install caffe-tools-cuda
Install caffe-tools-cuda 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 caffe-tools-cuda using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install caffe-tools-cuda
How To Uninstall caffe-tools-cuda on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the caffe-tools-cuda package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove caffe-tools-cuda
Uninstall caffe-tools-cuda And Its Dependencies
To uninstall caffe-tools-cuda and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove caffe-tools-cuda
Remove caffe-tools-cuda Configurations and Data
To remove caffe-tools-cuda configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge caffe-tools-cuda
Remove caffe-tools-cuda configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove caffe-tools-cuda configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge caffe-tools-cuda
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install caffe-tools-cuda package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
