How To Install libarrayfire-opencl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libarrayfire-opencl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libarrayfire-opencl-dev
libarrayfire-opencl-dev is:
ArrayFire is a high performance software library for parallel computing with an easy-to-use API. Its array based function set makes parallel programming simple.
ArrayFire’s multiple backends (CUDA, OpenCL and native CPU) make it platform independent and highly portable.
A few lines of code in ArrayFire can replace dozens of lines of parallel computing code, saving you valuable time and lowering development costs.
This package provides the development files for the OpenCL backend of the ArrayFire library.
There are three methods to install libarrayfire-opencl-dev 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 libarrayfire-opencl-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 libarrayfire-opencl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libarrayfire-opencl-dev
Install libarrayfire-opencl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libarrayfire-opencl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libarrayfire-opencl-dev
Install libarrayfire-opencl-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libarrayfire-opencl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libarrayfire-opencl-dev
How To Uninstall libarrayfire-opencl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libarrayfire-opencl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libarrayfire-opencl-dev
Uninstall libarrayfire-opencl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libarrayfire-opencl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libarrayfire-opencl-dev
Remove libarrayfire-opencl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libarrayfire-opencl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libarrayfire-opencl-dev
Remove libarrayfire-opencl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libarrayfire-opencl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libarrayfire-opencl-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libarrayfire-opencl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
