How To Install libomp5 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libomp5 on Ubuntu 18.04. libomp5 is LLVM OpenMP runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libomp5 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libomp5

libomp5 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 libomp5 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 libomp5 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libomp5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libomp5

Install libomp5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libomp5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libomp5

Install libomp5 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 libomp5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libomp5

How To Uninstall libomp5 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libomp5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libomp5

Uninstall libomp5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libomp5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libomp5

Remove libomp5 Configurations and Data

To remove libomp5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libomp5

Remove libomp5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libomp5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libomp5

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libomp5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.