How To Install libmemkind-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmemkind-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmemkind-dev
libmemkind-dev is:
Memkind is a user-extensible heap manager for heterogeneous memory platforms and mixed memory policies.
This package contains the development files for libmemkind and related libraries.
There are three methods to install libmemkind-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 libmemkind-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 libmemkind-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmemkind-dev
Install libmemkind-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmemkind-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmemkind-dev
Install libmemkind-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 libmemkind-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmemkind-dev
How To Uninstall libmemkind-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmemkind-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmemkind-dev
Uninstall libmemkind-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmemkind-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmemkind-dev
Remove libmemkind-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmemkind-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmemkind-dev
Remove libmemkind-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmemkind-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmemkind-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmemkind-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
