Question
How to install dlib on Ubuntu VPS
- Posted on November 23, 2019
- Ubuntu 18.04
Asked by abhinava7ab3f766a9d411db1b
Hi
I have created python flask web app on my Ubuntu VPS. I have to install dlib on it. I have tried installing all the whl files of dlib but it keeps on giving error “not supported on this platform”. How can I install dlib for python. Please help. Thanks
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Hi,
I tested this with my AWS account, and it works fine there. Just sign up for your 1 year free trial, and type “sudo yum install cmake gcc gcc-c++ python2-pip” followed by “pip install dlib”.
Job done.