How To Install libblis2-pthread on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblis2-pthread on Debian 10.
What is libblis2-pthread
libblis2-pthread is:
BLIS is a portable software framework for instantiating high-performance BLAS-like dense linear algebra libraries. The framework was designed to isolate essential kernels of computation that, when optimized, immediately enable optimized implementations of most of its commonly used and computationally intensive operations. BLIS is written in ISO C99 and available under a new/modified/3-clause BSD license. While BLIS exports a new BLAS-like API, it also includes a BLAS compatibility layer which gives application developers access to BLIS implementations via traditional BLAS routine calls. An object-based API is also available for more experienced users.
The package contains the pthread version of shared library.
There are three methods to install libblis2-pthread on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libblis2-pthread Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libblis2-pthread using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libblis2-pthread
Install libblis2-pthread Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libblis2-pthread using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libblis2-pthread
Install libblis2-pthread 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 libblis2-pthread using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libblis2-pthread
How To Uninstall libblis2-pthread on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libblis2-pthread package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libblis2-pthread
Uninstall libblis2-pthread And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libblis2-pthread and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libblis2-pthread
Remove libblis2-pthread Configurations and Data
To remove libblis2-pthread configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libblis2-pthread
Remove libblis2-pthread configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libblis2-pthread configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libblis2-pthread
Dependencies
libblis2-pthread have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblis2-pthread package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
