How To Install jblas on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jblas on Debian 9.
What is jblas
jblas is:
jblas is a fast linear algebra library for Java. jblas is essentially a light-weight wrapper around BLAS and LAPACK routines, the de-facto industry standard for matrix computations. It uses state-of-the-art implementations like ATLAS for all its computational routines, making it very fast.
This package contains the binaries and examples.
There are three methods to install jblas 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 jblas Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jblas using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jblas
Install jblas Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jblas using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jblas
Install jblas 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 jblas using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jblas
How To Uninstall jblas on Debian 9
To uninstall only the jblas package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jblas
Uninstall jblas And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jblas and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jblas
Remove jblas Configurations and Data
To remove jblas configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jblas
Remove jblas configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jblas configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jblas
Dependencies
jblas have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jblas package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.