How to Install LanceDB on Ubuntu 24.04

LanceDB is an embedded vector database built for multimodal AI applications. It stores, indexes, and retrieves embeddings from text, images, audio, and video in a single unified database. Designed for developers, it offers a simple API, zero-copy Arrow integration, and runs embedded inside your application — no separate server needed. With native support for Lance columnar format, it handles petabyte-scale datasets while keeping queries fast with disk-based IVF-PQ indexing.