How To Install xblas on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xblas in Fedora 36. xblas is Extra Precise Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xblas on Fedora 36.

What is xblas

The XBLAS library of routines is part of a reference implementation for the Dense and Banded Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines, along with their Extended and Mixed Precision versions, as documented in Chapters 2 and 4 of the new BLAS Standard.

We can use yum or dnf to install xblas on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xblas.

Install xblas on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xblas using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xblas

Install xblas on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xblas using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xblas

How To Uninstall xblas on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xblas

xblas Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `xblas` on Fedora 36.

### What is `xblas`

> The XBLAS library of routines is part of a reference implementation for the Dense and Banded Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines, along with their Extended and Mixed Precision versions, as documented in Chapters 2 and 4 of the new BLAS Standard.  

We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `xblas` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xblas.

## Install xblas on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xblas using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xblas

Install xblas on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xblas using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xblas

How To Uninstall xblas on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove xblas

xblas Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d/99bedcf2046d8e28e2099b73e409fa5e7e528e
/usr/lib/libxblas.so.1
/usr/lib/libxblas.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/xblas
/usr/share/doc/xblas/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/xblas/report.ps

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xblas on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).

/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/c3 /usr/lib/.build-id/c3/d30619f9316eef65f7da05dfac45826601d591 /usr/lib64/libxblas.so.1 /usr/lib64/libxblas.so.1.0.0 /usr/share/doc/xblas /usr/share/doc/xblas/LICENSE /usr/share/doc/xblas/report.ps


## References

* [xblas website](http://www.netlib.org/xblas)

## Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install `xblas` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).