How To Install libmemkind0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmemkind0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libmemkind0 is user-extensible heap manager for heterogeneous memory platforms

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmemkind0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libmemkind0

libmemkind0 is:

Memkind is a user-extensible heap manager for heterogeneous memory platforms and mixed memory policies.

There are three methods to install libmemkind0 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 libmemkind0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmemkind0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmemkind0

Install libmemkind0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmemkind0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmemkind0

Install libmemkind0 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 libmemkind0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmemkind0

How To Uninstall libmemkind0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libmemkind0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmemkind0

Uninstall libmemkind0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmemkind0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmemkind0

Remove libmemkind0 Configurations and Data

To remove libmemkind0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmemkind0

Remove libmemkind0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmemkind0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmemkind0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmemkind0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.