How To Install libhsail-rt-7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhsail-rt-7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhsail-rt-7-dev
libhsail-rt-7-dev is:
This library implements the agent-side runtime functionality required to run HSA finalized programs produced by the BRIG frontend.
The library contains both the code required to run kernels on the agent and also functions implementing more complex HSAIL instructions.
There are three methods to install libhsail-rt-7-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 libhsail-rt-7-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 libhsail-rt-7-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhsail-rt-7-dev
Install libhsail-rt-7-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhsail-rt-7-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhsail-rt-7-dev
Install libhsail-rt-7-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 libhsail-rt-7-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhsail-rt-7-dev
How To Uninstall libhsail-rt-7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhsail-rt-7-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhsail-rt-7-dev
Uninstall libhsail-rt-7-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhsail-rt-7-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhsail-rt-7-dev
Remove libhsail-rt-7-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libhsail-rt-7-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhsail-rt-7-dev
Remove libhsail-rt-7-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhsail-rt-7-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhsail-rt-7-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhsail-rt-7-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
