How To Install libcusolver9.1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcusolver9.1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libcusolver9.1
libcusolver9.1 is:
The cuSOLVER library contains LAPACK-like functions in dense and sparse linear algebra, including linear solver, least-square solver and eigenvalue solver.
This package contains the cuSOLVER runtime library.
There are three methods to install libcusolver9.1 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 libcusolver9.1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libcusolver9.1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libcusolver9.1
Install libcusolver9.1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libcusolver9.1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libcusolver9.1
Install libcusolver9.1 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 libcusolver9.1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libcusolver9.1
How To Uninstall libcusolver9.1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libcusolver9.1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libcusolver9.1
Uninstall libcusolver9.1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libcusolver9.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libcusolver9.1
Remove libcusolver9.1 Configurations and Data
To remove libcusolver9.1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libcusolver9.1
Remove libcusolver9.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libcusolver9.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libcusolver9.1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libcusolver9.1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
