How To Install libmkl-gnu-thread on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-gnu-thread on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libmkl-gnu-thread
libmkl-gnu-thread 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 OpenMP threading library for the GNU Fortran/C compilers. It belongs to the Threading Layer of MKL.
There are three methods to install libmkl-gnu-thread on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmkl-gnu-thread 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-gnu-thread using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmkl-gnu-thread
Install libmkl-gnu-thread Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmkl-gnu-thread using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmkl-gnu-thread
Install libmkl-gnu-thread 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 libmkl-gnu-thread using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmkl-gnu-thread
How To Uninstall libmkl-gnu-thread on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libmkl-gnu-thread package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmkl-gnu-thread
Uninstall libmkl-gnu-thread And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmkl-gnu-thread and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmkl-gnu-thread
Remove libmkl-gnu-thread Configurations and Data
To remove libmkl-gnu-thread configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmkl-gnu-thread
Remove libmkl-gnu-thread configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmkl-gnu-thread configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmkl-gnu-thread
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-gnu-thread package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.