How To Install libatlas-base-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libatlas-base-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libatlas-base-dev
libatlas-base-dev is:
ATLAS is an approach for the automatic generation and optimization of numerical software. Currently ATLAS supplies optimized versions for the complete set of linear algebra kernels known as the Basic Linear Algebra Subroutines (BLAS), and a subset of the linear algebra routines in the LAPACK library.
This package includes the headers, the static libraries and symbolic links needed for program development.
There are three methods to install libatlas-base-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 libatlas-base-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 libatlas-base-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libatlas-base-dev
Install libatlas-base-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libatlas-base-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libatlas-base-dev
Install libatlas-base-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 libatlas-base-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libatlas-base-dev
How To Uninstall libatlas-base-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libatlas-base-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libatlas-base-dev
Uninstall libatlas-base-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libatlas-base-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libatlas-base-dev
Remove libatlas-base-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libatlas-base-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libatlas-base-dev
Remove libatlas-base-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libatlas-base-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libatlas-base-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libatlas-base-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.