How To Install darknet on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install darknet on Ubuntu 22.04. darknet is Open Source Neural Networks in C

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install darknet on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is darknet

darknet is:

Darknet is an open source neural network framework written in C and CUDA. It is fast, easy to install, and supports CPU and GPU computation.

There are three methods to install darknet on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install darknet Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install darknet using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install darknet

Install darknet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install darknet using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install darknet

Install darknet 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 darknet using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install darknet

How To Uninstall darknet on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the darknet package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove darknet

Uninstall darknet And Its Dependencies

To uninstall darknet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove darknet

Remove darknet Configurations and Data

To remove darknet configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge darknet

Remove darknet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove darknet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge darknet

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install darknet package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.