How To Install libclblas-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclblas-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libclblas-dev
libclblas-dev is:
This library provides an implementation of the Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms levels 1, 2 and 3, using OpenCL and optimized for AMD GPU hardware.
This package provides the development files.
There are three methods to install libclblas-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 libclblas-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 libclblas-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclblas-dev
Install libclblas-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclblas-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclblas-dev
Install libclblas-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 libclblas-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclblas-dev
How To Uninstall libclblas-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libclblas-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclblas-dev
Uninstall libclblas-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclblas-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclblas-dev
Remove libclblas-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libclblas-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclblas-dev
Remove libclblas-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclblas-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclblas-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclblas-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
