How To Install libmkl-avx2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-avx2 on Kali Linux. libmkl-avx2 is Intel? MKL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-avx2 on Kali Linux.

What is libmkl-avx2

libmkl-avx2 is:

Intel? Math Kernel Library (Intel? MKL) is a computing math library of highly optimized, extensively threaded routines for applications that require maximum performance.

This package contains the Kernel library for Intel? Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (Intel? AVX2) enabled processors. It belongs to the Computational Layer of MKL.

There are three methods to install libmkl-avx2 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmkl-avx2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmkl-avx2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmkl-avx2

Install libmkl-avx2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmkl-avx2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmkl-avx2

Install libmkl-avx2 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libmkl-avx2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmkl-avx2

How To Uninstall libmkl-avx2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libmkl-avx2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmkl-avx2

Uninstall libmkl-avx2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmkl-avx2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmkl-avx2

Remove libmkl-avx2 Configurations and Data

To remove libmkl-avx2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmkl-avx2

Remove libmkl-avx2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmkl-avx2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmkl-avx2

Dependencies

libmkl-avx2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-avx2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.