How To Install libmkl-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-dev on Kali Linux. libmkl-dev is Intel? Math Kernel Library (Intel? MKL) (Dev)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libmkl-dev

libmkl-dev is:

Intel? Math Kernel Library (Intel? MKL) is a computing math library of highly optimized, extensively threaded routines for applications that require maximum performance. The library provides Fortran and C programming language interfaces. Intel MKL C language interfaces can be called from applications written in either C or C++, as well as in any other language that can reference a C interface.

This package pulls the headers of MKL.

There are three methods to install libmkl-dev on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmkl-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libmkl-dev

Install libmkl-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmkl-dev

Install libmkl-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libmkl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmkl-dev

How To Uninstall libmkl-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmkl-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmkl-dev

Uninstall libmkl-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmkl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmkl-dev

Remove libmkl-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libmkl-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmkl-dev

Remove libmkl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmkl-dev

Dependencies

libmkl-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.