How To Install libcilkrts5 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcilkrts5 on Debian 9.
What is libcilkrts5
libcilkrts5 is:
Intel Cilk Plus is an extension to the C and C++ languages to support data and task parallelism.
There are three methods to install libcilkrts5 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 libcilkrts5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcilkrts5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcilkrts5
Install libcilkrts5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcilkrts5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcilkrts5
Install libcilkrts5 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 libcilkrts5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcilkrts5
How To Uninstall libcilkrts5 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libcilkrts5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcilkrts5
Uninstall libcilkrts5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcilkrts5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcilkrts5
Remove libcilkrts5 Configurations and Data
To remove libcilkrts5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcilkrts5
Remove libcilkrts5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcilkrts5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcilkrts5
Dependencies
libcilkrts5 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcilkrts5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
