How To Install libmkl-meta-interface on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-meta-interface on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 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-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 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-meta-interface using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmkl-meta-interface
How To Uninstall libmkl-meta-interface on Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-meta-interface package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.