How To Install libmkl-meta-interface on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libmkl-meta-interface

libmkl-meta-interface 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 pulls shared objects in the Interface Layer.

There are three methods to install libmkl-meta-interface 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-meta-interface 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-meta-interface using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmkl-meta-interface

Install libmkl-meta-interface Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libmkl-meta-interface

Install libmkl-meta-interface 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-meta-interface using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmkl-meta-interface

How To Uninstall libmkl-meta-interface on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libmkl-meta-interface

Uninstall libmkl-meta-interface And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmkl-meta-interface

Remove libmkl-meta-interface Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libmkl-meta-interface

Remove libmkl-meta-interface configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmkl-meta-interface

Dependencies

libmkl-meta-interface have the following dependencies:

• libmkl-intel-lp64
• libmkl-intel-ilp64
• libmkl-gf-lp64
• libmkl-gf-ilp64

References

• libmkl-meta-interface website

Summary

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