How To Install hsail-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hsail-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is hsail-tools
hsail-tools is:
HSAIL-Tools are used for parsing, assembling, and disassembling HSAIL.
This version of libHSAIL supports the HSA PRM 1.02 (Final) specification.
There are three methods to install hsail-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hsail-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hsail-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hsail-tools
Install hsail-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hsail-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hsail-tools
Install hsail-tools 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 hsail-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hsail-tools
How To Uninstall hsail-tools on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the hsail-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hsail-tools
Uninstall hsail-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hsail-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hsail-tools
Remove hsail-tools Configurations and Data
To remove hsail-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hsail-tools
Remove hsail-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hsail-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hsail-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hsail-tools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
