How To Install libmkldnn1 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkldnn1 on Ubuntu 20.04. libmkldnn1 is Intel Math Kernel Library for Deep Neural Networks (lib)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkldnn1 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libmkldnn1

libmkldnn1 is:

Intel(R) Math Kernel Library for Deep Neural Networks (Intel(R) MKL-DNN) is an open source performance library for deep learning applications. The library accelerates deep learning applications and framework on Intel(R) architecture. Intel(R) MKL-DNN contains vectorized and threaded building blocks which you can use to implement deep neural networks (DNN) with C and C++ interfaces.

DNN functionality optimized for Intel architecture is also included in Intel(R) Math Kernel Library (Intel(R) MKL). API in this implementation is not compatible with Intel MKL-DNN and does not include certain new and experimental features.

This package contains the shared object.

There are three methods to install libmkldnn1 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 libmkldnn1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmkldnn1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmkldnn1

Install libmkldnn1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmkldnn1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmkldnn1

Install libmkldnn1 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 libmkldnn1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmkldnn1

How To Uninstall libmkldnn1 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libmkldnn1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmkldnn1

Uninstall libmkldnn1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmkldnn1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmkldnn1

Remove libmkldnn1 Configurations and Data

To remove libmkldnn1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmkldnn1

Remove libmkldnn1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmkldnn1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmkldnn1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkldnn1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.