How To Install libthrust-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libthrust-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libthrust-dev
libthrust-dev is:
Thrust is a parallel algorithms library which resembles the C++ Standard Template Library (STL). Thrust’s high-level interface greatly enhances programmer productivity while enabling performance portability between GPUs and multicore CPUs. Interoperability with established technologies (such as CUDA, TBB, and OpenMP) facilitates integration with existing software.
There are three methods to install libthrust-dev 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 libthrust-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 libthrust-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libthrust-dev
Install libthrust-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libthrust-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libthrust-dev
Install libthrust-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 libthrust-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libthrust-dev
How To Uninstall libthrust-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libthrust-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libthrust-dev
Uninstall libthrust-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libthrust-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libthrust-dev
Remove libthrust-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libthrust-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libthrust-dev
Remove libthrust-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libthrust-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libthrust-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libthrust-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.