How To Install libmkl-vml-avx on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-vml-avx
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libmkl-vml-avx
libmkl-vml-avx 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 VM/VS/DF optimized for Intel® AVX enabled processors. It belongs to the Computational Layer of MKL.
There are three methods to install libmkl-vml-avx
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-vml-avx 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-vml-avx
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmkl-vml-avx
Install libmkl-vml-avx Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmkl-vml-avx
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmkl-vml-avx
Install libmkl-vml-avx 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-vml-avx
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmkl-vml-avx
How To Uninstall libmkl-vml-avx on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libmkl-vml-avx
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmkl-vml-avx
Uninstall libmkl-vml-avx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmkl-vml-avx
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmkl-vml-avx
Remove libmkl-vml-avx Configurations and Data
To remove libmkl-vml-avx
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmkl-vml-avx
Remove libmkl-vml-avx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmkl-vml-avx
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmkl-vml-avx
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmkl-vml-avx
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.