How To Install libmtj-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmtj-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libmtj-java
libmtj-java is:
MTJ is designed to be used as a library for developing numerical applications, both for small and large scale computations. The library is based on BLAS and LAPACK for its dense and structured sparse computations, and on the Templates project for unstructured sparse operations.
MTJ uses the netlib-java project as a backend, which can be set up to use machine-optimised BLAS libraries for improved performance of dense matrix operations, falling back to a pure Java implementation. This ensures perfect portability, while allowing for improved performance in a production environment.
There are three methods to install libmtj-java on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libmtj-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libmtj-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libmtj-java
Install libmtj-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libmtj-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libmtj-java
Install libmtj-java 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 libmtj-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libmtj-java
How To Uninstall libmtj-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libmtj-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libmtj-java
Uninstall libmtj-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libmtj-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmtj-java
Remove libmtj-java Configurations and Data
To remove libmtj-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libmtj-java
Remove libmtj-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libmtj-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmtj-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libmtj-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
