How To Install libhipsparse-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhipsparse-dev on Debian 12.
What is libhipsparse-dev
libhipsparse-dev is:
hipSPARSE is a wrapper library that provides a common interface to rocSPARSE and cuSPARSE. The hipSPARSE library is designed to help applications using cuSPARSE to port their code to the ROCm platform.
This package provides the AMD ROCm hipSPARSE development headers.
There are three methods to install libhipsparse-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libhipsparse-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 libhipsparse-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhipsparse-dev
Install libhipsparse-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhipsparse-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhipsparse-dev
Install libhipsparse-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libhipsparse-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhipsparse-dev
How To Uninstall libhipsparse-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libhipsparse-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhipsparse-dev
Uninstall libhipsparse-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhipsparse-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhipsparse-dev
Remove libhipsparse-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhipsparse-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhipsparse-dev
Remove libhipsparse-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhipsparse-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhipsparse-dev
Dependencies
libhipsparse-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhipsparse-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
