How To Install libarrayfire-unified3 on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libarrayfire-unified3 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libarrayfire-unified3
libarrayfire-unified3 is:
ArrayFire is a high performance software library for parallel computing with an easy-to-use API. Its array based function set makes parallel programming simple.
ArrayFire’s multiple backends (CUDA, OpenCL and native CPU) make it platform independent and highly portable.
A few lines of code in ArrayFire can replace dozens of lines of parallel computing code, saving you valuable time and lowering development costs.
This package provides the unified backend of the ArrayFire library.
There are three methods to install libarrayfire-unified3 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 libarrayfire-unified3 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libarrayfire-unified3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libarrayfire-unified3
Install libarrayfire-unified3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libarrayfire-unified3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libarrayfire-unified3
Install libarrayfire-unified3 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 libarrayfire-unified3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libarrayfire-unified3
How To Uninstall libarrayfire-unified3 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libarrayfire-unified3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libarrayfire-unified3
Uninstall libarrayfire-unified3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libarrayfire-unified3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libarrayfire-unified3
Remove libarrayfire-unified3 Configurations and Data
To remove libarrayfire-unified3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libarrayfire-unified3
Remove libarrayfire-unified3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libarrayfire-unified3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libarrayfire-unified3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libarrayfire-unified3 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
