How To Install libatlas-test on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libatlas-test on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libatlas-test
libatlas-test 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 provides dynamically linked testing and bench-marking binaries to compare the BLAS and ATLAS libraries on your system.
There are three methods to install libatlas-test 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-test 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-test using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libatlas-test
Install libatlas-test Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libatlas-test using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libatlas-test
Install libatlas-test 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-test using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libatlas-test
How To Uninstall libatlas-test on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libatlas-test package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libatlas-test
Uninstall libatlas-test And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libatlas-test and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libatlas-test
Remove libatlas-test Configurations and Data
To remove libatlas-test configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libatlas-test
Remove libatlas-test configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libatlas-test configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libatlas-test
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libatlas-test package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
