How To Install libviennacl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libviennacl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libviennacl-dev
libviennacl-dev is:
The Vienna Computing Library (ViennaCL) is a scientific computing library written in C++ and based on OpenCL. It allows simple, high-level access to the vast computing resources available on parallel architectures such as GPUs and is primarily focused on common linear algebra operations (BLAS levels 1, 2 and
- and the solution of large systems of equations by means of iterative methods with optional preconditioner.
ViennaCL is header-only with no binary library and projects using it only need to link against a conforming OpenCL implementation.
There are three methods to install libviennacl-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 libviennacl-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 libviennacl-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libviennacl-dev
Install libviennacl-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libviennacl-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libviennacl-dev
Install libviennacl-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 libviennacl-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libviennacl-dev
How To Uninstall libviennacl-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libviennacl-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libviennacl-dev
Uninstall libviennacl-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libviennacl-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libviennacl-dev
Remove libviennacl-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libviennacl-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libviennacl-dev
Remove libviennacl-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libviennacl-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libviennacl-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libviennacl-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
