How To Install libatlas3-base on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libatlas3-base on Debian 10.
What is libatlas3-base
libatlas3-base 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.
The libraries in this package are built without any processor extension instructions, and should run on all processors of this general architecture, albeit less than optimally.
If you want to create an ATLAS packaged optimized for your processor, see the section: “Building Optimized Atlas Packages on your ARCH” in README.Debian
There are three methods to install libatlas3-base on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libatlas3-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libatlas3-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libatlas3-base
Install libatlas3-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libatlas3-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libatlas3-base
Install libatlas3-base 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 libatlas3-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libatlas3-base
How To Uninstall libatlas3-base on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libatlas3-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libatlas3-base
Uninstall libatlas3-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libatlas3-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libatlas3-base
Remove libatlas3-base Configurations and Data
To remove libatlas3-base configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libatlas3-base
Remove libatlas3-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libatlas3-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libatlas3-base
Dependencies
libatlas3-base have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libatlas3-base package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
