How To Install libomp-7-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libomp-7-dev on Debian 9. libomp-7-dev is LLVM OpenMP runtime - dev package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libomp-7-dev on Debian 9.

What is libomp-7-dev

libomp-7-dev is:

The runtime is the part of the OpenMP implementation that your code is linked against, and that manages the multiple threads in an OpenMP program while it is executing.

There are three methods to install libomp-7-dev 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 libomp-7-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 libomp-7-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libomp-7-dev

Install libomp-7-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libomp-7-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libomp-7-dev

Install libomp-7-dev 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 libomp-7-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libomp-7-dev

How To Uninstall libomp-7-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libomp-7-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libomp-7-dev

Uninstall libomp-7-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libomp-7-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libomp-7-dev

Remove libomp-7-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libomp-7-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libomp-7-dev

Remove libomp-7-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libomp-7-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libomp-7-dev

Dependencies

libomp-7-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libomp-7-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.