How To Install libhsail-rt0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhsail-rt0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhsail-rt0
libhsail-rt0 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-rt0 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-rt0 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-rt0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhsail-rt0
Install libhsail-rt0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhsail-rt0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhsail-rt0
Install libhsail-rt0 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-rt0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhsail-rt0
How To Uninstall libhsail-rt0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhsail-rt0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhsail-rt0
Uninstall libhsail-rt0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhsail-rt0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhsail-rt0
Remove libhsail-rt0 Configurations and Data
To remove libhsail-rt0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhsail-rt0
Remove libhsail-rt0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhsail-rt0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhsail-rt0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhsail-rt0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
