How To Install libarrayfire-opencl3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libarrayfire-opencl3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libarrayfire-opencl3
libarrayfire-opencl3 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 OpenCL backend of the ArrayFire library.
There are three methods to install libarrayfire-opencl3 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-opencl3 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-opencl3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libarrayfire-opencl3
Install libarrayfire-opencl3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libarrayfire-opencl3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libarrayfire-opencl3
Install libarrayfire-opencl3 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-opencl3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libarrayfire-opencl3
How To Uninstall libarrayfire-opencl3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libarrayfire-opencl3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libarrayfire-opencl3
Uninstall libarrayfire-opencl3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libarrayfire-opencl3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libarrayfire-opencl3
Remove libarrayfire-opencl3 Configurations and Data
To remove libarrayfire-opencl3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libarrayfire-opencl3
Remove libarrayfire-opencl3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libarrayfire-opencl3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libarrayfire-opencl3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libarrayfire-opencl3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.