How To Install libomp-7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libomp-7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libomp-7-dev
libomp-7-dev is:
The runtime is the part of the OpenMP implementation that your code is linked against, and that manages the multiple threads in an OpenMP program while it is executing.
There are three methods to install libomp-7-dev 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 libomp-7-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libomp-7-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libomp-7-dev
Install libomp-7-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libomp-7-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libomp-7-dev
Install libomp-7-dev 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 libomp-7-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libomp-7-dev
How To Uninstall libomp-7-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libomp-7-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libomp-7-dev
Uninstall libomp-7-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libomp-7-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libomp-7-dev
Remove libomp-7-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libomp-7-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libomp-7-dev
Remove libomp-7-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libomp-7-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libomp-7-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libomp-7-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
