How To Install clblas-client on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install clblas-client on Debian 9.
What is clblas-client
clblas-client is:
This library provides an implementation of the Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms levels 1, 2 and 3, using OpenCL and optimized for AMD GPU hardware.
This package provides the client program.
There are three methods to install clblas-client on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install clblas-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install clblas-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install clblas-client
Install clblas-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install clblas-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install clblas-client
Install clblas-client 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install clblas-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install clblas-client
How To Uninstall clblas-client on Debian 9
To uninstall only the clblas-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove clblas-client
Uninstall clblas-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall clblas-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove clblas-client
Remove clblas-client Configurations and Data
To remove clblas-client configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge clblas-client
Remove clblas-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove clblas-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clblas-client
Dependencies
clblas-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install clblas-client package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
