How To Install libclsparse1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclsparse1 on Debian 9. libclsparse1 is OpenCL library for sparse linear algebra

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclsparse1 on Debian 9.

What is libclsparse1

libclsparse1 is:

clSPARSE provides fundamental sparse operations for OpenCL, including:

  • Sparse Matrix - dense Vector multiply (SpM-dV)
  • Sparse Matrix - dense Matrix multiply (SpM-dM)
  • Iterative conjugate gradient solver (CG)
  • Iterative biconjugate gradient stabilized solver (BiCGStab)
  • Dense to CSR conversions (& converse)
  • COO to CSR conversions (& converse)
  • Functions to read matrix market files in COO or CSR format

This package provides the shared library.

There are three methods to install libclsparse1 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 libclsparse1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libclsparse1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libclsparse1

Install libclsparse1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libclsparse1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libclsparse1

Install libclsparse1 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 libclsparse1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libclsparse1

How To Uninstall libclsparse1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libclsparse1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libclsparse1

Uninstall libclsparse1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libclsparse1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclsparse1

Remove libclsparse1 Configurations and Data

To remove libclsparse1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libclsparse1

Remove libclsparse1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libclsparse1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclsparse1

Dependencies

libclsparse1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclsparse1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.