How To Install libmkl-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-dev on Debian 12.
What is libmkl-dev
libmkl-dev is:
Intel? Math Kernel Library (Intel? MKL) is a computing math library of highly optimized, extensively threaded routines for applications that require maximum performance. The library provides Fortran and C programming language interfaces. Intel? MKL C language interfaces can be called from applications written in either C or C++, as well as in any other language that can reference a C interface.
This package pulls the headers of MKL.
There are three methods to install libmkl-dev on Debian 12. 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-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 libmkl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmkl-dev
Install libmkl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmkl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmkl-dev
Install libmkl-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libmkl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmkl-dev
How To Uninstall libmkl-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libmkl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmkl-dev
Uninstall libmkl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmkl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmkl-dev
Remove libmkl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libmkl-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmkl-dev
Remove libmkl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmkl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmkl-dev
Dependencies
libmkl-dev have the following dependencies:
- debconf
- libmkl-rt
- libmkl-interface-dev
- libmkl-threading-dev
- libmkl-computational-dev
- pkg-config
- libblas-dev
- liblapack-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.