How To Install libclblas2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclblas2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libclblas2
libclblas2 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 shared library.
There are three methods to install libclblas2 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libclblas2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libclblas2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclblas2
Install libclblas2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclblas2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclblas2
Install libclblas2 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 libclblas2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclblas2
How To Uninstall libclblas2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libclblas2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclblas2
Uninstall libclblas2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclblas2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclblas2
Remove libclblas2 Configurations and Data
To remove libclblas2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclblas2
Remove libclblas2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclblas2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclblas2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclblas2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
